Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA

Performance Results


Gaming 167% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 260% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	205% 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	351% 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.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	51.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220304
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '24 at 14:46
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 65.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 262 81% 153 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 1,034 92% 779 Pts	64-Core 4,094 253% 4,094 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3884) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 295 Parallax 329 242% 307 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 261 Splatting 182 210% 268 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$107 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 602GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2254 2179 1505 1416 1786 1856 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,440 Write 2,438 Mixed 2,306 SusWrite 1,833 508% 2,254 MB/s	4K Read 69.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 96 306% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 951 DQ Mixed 1,024 767% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 488%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA2000CM10003 2TB 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: STZSE014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 364 365 364 367 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 368 Write 369 Mixed 324 SusWrite 364 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 23.1 85% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 45.8 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 87.3 76% 109 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 135%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$80 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 453GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 96 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 51.1 Write 54.9 Mixed 47.6 SusWrite 97.4 46% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 58%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 900GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 2.9 2.9 4.6 2.7 3.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 32.1 Write 32.2 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 3.3 17% 23 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$139 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 989GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 5.4 5.5 2.3 2.1 2.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Toshiba HDWG21C 12TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.8 2.8 3.5 6.1 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 32.2 Write 34.4 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 3.4 18% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 134%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$169 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 552GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.7 2.7 3.6 3.2 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 50.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 3.2 21% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 73%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 6.2 3.9 3.7 4.6 3.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 771GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.6 4.6 3.7 4.6 3.1 6.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$97 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 601GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 5.4 8.2 8.8 6.6 7.3 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 52.3 Write 34.1 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 7 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 541GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 3.3 4.9 3.4 7.2 3.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Toshiba HDWR460 6TB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 590GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 4.4 3.2 3.2 2.2 2.8 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	16% Very poor	Read 51.6 Write 34.3 Mixed 25.4 SusWrite 3.6 21% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 138%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 462GB free Firmware: 2BA30003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 98 99 99 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 65 Mixed 54.4 SusWrite 97.3 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 59%
External USB3.0 5TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 50.8 Write 35.7 Mixed 22.2 42% 36.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 85% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 85%
External USB3.0 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 603GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 52.2 Write 34 Mixed 30.9 46% 39 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 118%
External USB3.0 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 95GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 2.9 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 51.8 Write 34.8 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 1.2 33% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 176%
External USB3.0 500GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 141GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 24 27 31 31 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 50.2 Write 35.4 Mixed 26.9 SusWrite 27.1 44% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 68% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 176%
External USB3.0 1TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 366GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 33.6 Write 35.7 Mixed 32.6 44% 34 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 69% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 147%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 50.4 MC Write 50.9 MC Mixed 52 146% 51.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 27.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 166%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	54	0	32"	1280 720	SZM0030 Smart TV

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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 $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	14x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 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: $3,268

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16