Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	288% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	192GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 192GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	181.4 GB free of 192 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210115
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '21 at 21:04
Run Duration	296 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen TR 3970X-$1,900 5,130 User benchmarks, average bench 86% sTRX4, 1 CPU, 32 cores, 64 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 67.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 90% 172 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,146 102% 863 Pts	64-Core 5,385 333% 5,385 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87B3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 321 Reflection 309 Parallax 338 262% 323 fps	Gravity 251 Splatting 194 193% 223 fps
Poor: 185% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 715GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1769 1602 1552 1422 1271 1182 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,448 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,853 SusWrite 1,466 454% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 72.3 233% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 663 DQ Write 600 DQ Mixed 602 460% 622 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 410%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 160GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1209 1142 777 779 779 779 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,369 Write 1,146 Mixed 1,164 SusWrite 911 258% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 72.2 235% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 648 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 630 475% 634 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 852GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2457 2461 2458 1624 1342 1351 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,431 Mixed 1,927 SusWrite 1,949 497% 2,208 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 78.4 255% 87.5 MB/s	DQ Read 660 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 605 461% 622 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 435%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 9.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 246 244 247 246 247 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Sony Storage Media 0GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 0243 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 11.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 7 10% 8.23 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 36% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 4%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW128GX4M4D3600C18 6x31.8GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 6 of 8 slots used 191GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 20.4 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 60%

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Typical ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA Builds (Compare 246 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 179%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 314%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 3970XAMD $1,900Bench 86%, 5,130 samples	102x
Ryzen TR 3960XAMD $1,350Bench 87%, 6,609 samples	88x
Ryzen TR 3990XAMDBench 86%, 1,222 samples	54x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	91x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	14x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	46x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	21x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	16x

RAM
F4-3600C18-32GTZN 8x31.9GBG.SKILLBench 159%, 143 samples	11x
KHX3200C16D4/32GX 4x31.8GBKingstonBench 109%, 1,142 samples	6x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	6x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $3,266

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16