Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 270% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	200% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	490% 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	256GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 256GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	238.4 GB free of 256 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200605
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 19:07
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen TR 3960X-$1,350 6,609 User benchmarks, average bench 87% sTRX4, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 48 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 64.8 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 91% 174 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 1,159 102% 869 Pts	64-Core 4,338 268% 4,338 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	200% Outstanding	Lighting 295 Reflection 255 Parallax 314 240% 288 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 242 Splatting 176 193% 246 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$220 1,131 User benchmarks, average bench 464% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4475 4515 3894 2248 1743 1724 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	490% Outstanding	Read 3,601 Write 4,397 Mixed 3,109 SusWrite 3,100 802% 3,552 MB/s	4K Read 68.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 91.1 329% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,333 DQ Write 1,160 DQ Mixed 1,219 921% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 490% Great: 634%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 930GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2456 2154 1183 1194 1189 1189 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,510 Write 2,104 Mixed 1,740 SusWrite 1,561 443% 1,979 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.6 305% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1047 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 976 731% 975 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 372%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$209 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 211 202 210 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 194 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 205 124% 171 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 302% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 133%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 201 212 211 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 227 Write 214 Mixed 108 SusWrite 205 138% 188 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1 302% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$209 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 70GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 110 110 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 110 Write 117 Mixed 74 SusWrite 113 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 294% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 133%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 103GB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 105 113 117 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 109 Write 117 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 111 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 267% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 136%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 8TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 228 235 237 234 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 226 Write 241 Mixed 101 SusWrite 235 146% 201 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 306% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-32GTZN 8x31.9GB 128 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 8 of 8 slots used 255GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	151% Outstanding	MC Read 59.2 MC Write 58.8 MC Mixed 64.6 174% 60.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 31.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 114 35% 114 ns
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 197%

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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 $910Bench 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 $107Bench 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