Asrock X299 Taichi XE

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 180% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock X299 Taichi XE (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 19:53
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th 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 2.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 151 2-Core 302 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,200 106% 902 Pts	64-Core 3,305 204% 3,305 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 205 Parallax 203 157% 200 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 190 Splatting 126 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% 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% 415GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 558 555 434 230 146 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 892 Write 549 Mixed 647 SusWrite 340 135% 607 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 53.4 192% 74.7 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 462 361% 495 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 144%
OCZ INTREPID 3700 240GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 188GB free Firmware: 1.5.0.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 203 204 204 202 204 MB/s Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	83.7% Excellent	Read 284 Write 206 Mixed 210 SusWrite 204 51% 226 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 34.5 159% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 229 184% 261 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 101GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 455 236 242 236 237 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 423 Write 306 Mixed 388 SusWrite 315 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.7 153% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 327 247% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 99%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 444GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2170 2173 1539 1151 1153 1149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,567 Write 2,171 Mixed 939 SusWrite 1,556 404% 1,808 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 69.5 244% 92.5 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 791 DQ Mixed 760 604% 847 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 313% 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 @ 3614 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 72.5 MC Mixed 44.3 162% 56.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 12.1 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 140% 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 $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	27x
Core i9-7980XEIntel $1,200Bench 80%, 4,653 samples	16x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	14x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	20x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	16x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	9x

SSD
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	12x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	7x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	29x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	18x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	7x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,348

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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