Asrock X99 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	219% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock X99 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181228
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 09:05
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 230 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 898 88% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 914 914 914 914 913 911 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,765 Write 921 Mixed 705 SusWrite 913 239% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 46 210% 85.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,036 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 378 357% 578 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 243%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 74GB free Firmware: DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 145 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 425 Mixed 361 SusWrite 175 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 39.4 153% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 174 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 129GB free Firmware: R070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 429 349 285 286 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 290 Write 418 Mixed 342 SusWrite 336 79% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 31.6 127% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 338 254% 338 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 104%
Storejet Transcend 120GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 57GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 85 63 84 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 346 Write 212 Mixed 158 SusWrite 101 45% 204 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 14 53% 16.8 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 77.8 DQ Mixed 41.3 45% 76.2 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 696GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 167 168 168 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 159 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 166 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 17.7 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%

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Gaming 68%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asrock X99 Taichi

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	154x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	100x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	19x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	17x

RAM
CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GBUnknownBench 68%, 1,169 samples	12x
M378A1G43EB1-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 78%, 415 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	8x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $279

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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