Asus ROG ZENITH 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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	214% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	55.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210901
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '21 at 19:18
Run Duration	351 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (50^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 2950X-$1,075 10,169 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 72.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 253 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 1,047 93% 785 Pts	64-Core 2,667 165% 2,667 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.29 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 141 Reflection 121 Parallax 143 115% 135 fps	Gravity 137 Splatting 112 109% 125 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 722GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 405 418 399 412 409 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 479 Write 411 Mixed 395 SusWrite 406 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 33.9 98% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 234 176% 234 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 816GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 1467 1469 1379 1369 1323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1814 Write 1,972 Mixed 1,418 SusWrite 1,419 373% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 51 4K Mixed 36.1 130% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 335 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 250 214% 313 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 435%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 5.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3493 3522 3356 3472 3513 3331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,828 Write 3345 Mixed 2094 SusWrite 3,448 662% 2,929 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 50.1 4K Mixed 37.5 129% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 264 208% 290 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1719 1790 1775 1713 1486 1078 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,068 Write 1,573 Mixed 1,446 SusWrite 1,594 375% 1,670 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 50.2 4K Mixed 45.5 131% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 283 227% 319 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 371%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 4TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 148 146 151 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 105%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 7.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 242 258 253 275 235 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M4K3600C18 4x16GB 519 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	168% Outstanding	MC Read 68 MC Write 66.3 MC Mixed 67 192% 67.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 26.7 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 166%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA Builds (Compare 155 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 128%

UFO

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 156%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples	94x
Ryzen TR 2990WXAMD $790Bench 79%, 3,658 samples	26x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples	12x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	68x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	7x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	6x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	25x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $92Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	16x
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBAdata $73Bench 242%, 74,184 samples	10x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	49x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x16GBG.SKILLBench 127%, 124 samples	4x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 6,151 samples	3x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,675

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16