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 below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	264% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 17:23
Run Duration	527 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$798 10,169 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SP3r2, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 72.7 1-Core 125 2-Core 250 81% 149 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 949 86% 724 Pts	64-Core 2,264 140% 2,264 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83% 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: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 149 Reflection 122 Parallax 160 122% 144 fps	Gravity 140 Splatting 113 110% 126 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 868GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1640 1567 1330 1493 1543 1274 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,165 Write 2,071 Mixed 1,750 SusWrite 1,474 419% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 72.9 217% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 474 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 336 274% 393 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 435%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 65GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 325 313 333 318 311 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 356 Write 283 Mixed 309 SusWrite 320 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 59.6 4K Mixed 36.1 120% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 220 160% 208 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$240 10,709 User benchmarks, average bench 290% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2112 2080 2082 1941 1132 1099 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,959 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,392 SusWrite 1,741 412% 1,829 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.6 196% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 398 DQ Mixed 368 280% 376 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 371%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 838GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2091 2075 1159 1128 1105 1101 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2353 Write 1,970 Mixed 1,486 SusWrite 1,443 406% 1,813 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 74.1 218% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 360 266% 350 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 838GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2164 2146 1128 1143 1109 1091 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,107 Write 2,276 Mixed 1,385 SusWrite 1,463 406% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 65 230% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 416 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 368 289% 398 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 3.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 4345 4261 4302 4396 4383 4230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	522% Outstanding	Read 4294 Write 4,524 Mixed 2,217 SusWrite 4,320 864% 3,839 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.4 222% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 431 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 341 272% 382 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 522% Great: 372%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 128 125 123 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 41.9 Write 62.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 125 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 2.2 394% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 94%
Seagate ST14000DM001-2JC101 14TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 6TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 193 179 182 189 179 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% 229GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 89 88 83 88 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 47.7 Write 46.9 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 85.7 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 2.1 373% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 38.7% 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 (97^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	MC Read 70.2 MC Write 68 MC Mixed 68.6 197% 68.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 28 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 173% 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: 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	9	7	60	24"	1280 720	ACI24A4 VG248

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 156%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG ZENITH EXTREME ALPHA

CPU
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD $798Bench 81%, 10,169 samples	93x
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
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	5x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	25x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples	16x
XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBAdata $82Bench 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

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,398

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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