Asrock X299 Taichi XE

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	139% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock X299 Taichi XE (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '18 at 18:19
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 1,228 109% 923 Pts	64-Core 3,402 211% 3,402 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 560 309 366 155 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 899 Write 550 Mixed 639 SusWrite 344 136% 608 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 53.9 192% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 503 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 461 362% 497 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 144%
ST3000DM008-2DM166 240GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 179GB free Firmware: 1.5.0.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 209 207 205 206 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 290 Write 216 Mixed 211 SusWrite 207 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 33.9 158% 60.9 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 228 183% 260 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 144GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 349 333 243 243 245 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 372 Write 240 Mixed 234 SusWrite 294 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 34.2 113% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 189 DQ Mixed 213 159% 212 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 237GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2185 1389 1277 1278 1273 1277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,575 Write 2,178 Mixed 1,182 SusWrite 1,446 412% 1,845 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 69.5 262% 96.6 MB/s	DQ Read 997 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 810 626% 860 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 254%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3623 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 71.3 MC Mixed 44.3 161% 56.3 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 11.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 115%

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Gaming 168%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 181%

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Motherboard: Asrock X299 Taichi XE

CPU
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	27x
Core i9-7980XEIntel $1,511Bench 80%, 4,653 samples	16x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	14x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	16x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	8x

SSD
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	12x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	28x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	18x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	7x

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Value: 47% - Average

Total price: $1,931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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