Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	289% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181226
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '19 at 12:44
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 107% 197 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,290 115% 972 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 244GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 652 653 653 652 650 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,070 Write 2,160 Mixed 1,290 SusWrite 690 347% 1,553 MB/s	4K Read 64.1 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 90.3 301% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,748 DQ Write 1,447 DQ Mixed 1,624 1,209% 1,606 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 136GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 462 462 461 463 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 292 Mixed 329 SusWrite 460 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 42 150% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 42.8 112% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 57GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 478 479 478 478 446 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 457 Mixed 406 SusWrite 471 103% 455 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 58.3 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 65.8 123% 245 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 186 188 188 186 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 142 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 186 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 192 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 127 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 191 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 173 183 184 185 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 80.8 Write 71.9 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 179 64% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.5 226% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3631 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 45.4 MC Write 47.3 MC Mixed 37.8 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 49.1 SC Mixed 34.2 104% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 43.1 93% 43.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 126%

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Gaming 153%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 152%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Taichi - $277

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	122x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	98x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	80x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	78x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	65x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x16GBKingstonBench 103%, 1,906 samples	33x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	30x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	30x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,223

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