Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 236% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 351% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	253% 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	518% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20221213
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '23 at 00:50
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,127 101% 851 Pts	64-Core 4,355 270% 4,355 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Lighting 384 Reflection 332 Parallax 416 313% 377 fps	MRender 407 Gravity 323 Splatting 215 247% 315 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 45,230 User benchmarks, average bench 460% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QJXD7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2723 3891 4214 3587 4422 3645 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	518% Outstanding	Read 2,614 Write 4,523 Mixed 3,651 SusWrite 3747 827% 3,634 MB/s	4K Read 84.3 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 128 404% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,349 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,296 971% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 518% Great: 592%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 465GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 414 417 418 416 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 429 Mixed 396 SusWrite 416 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 48.3 160% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 185 143% 197 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 118GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 424 428 428 427 425 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 412 Mixed 319 SusWrite 427 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 42.4 147% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 196 148% 200 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 119%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050V -63 500GB 1,028 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 90GB free Firmware: AX0A1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 70 70 70 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 64 Write 70.9 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 69.3 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 64%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 407GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 93 92 94 97 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 56.2 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 94.3 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C14 4x8GB 1,702 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	MC Read 85.3 MC Write 84.7 MC Mixed 83 241% 84.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 41.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 145%

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

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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 $1,000Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	91x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	20x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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 $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	6x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $3,068

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16