Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate (all builds)
Memory	60.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 23:46
Run Duration	276 Seconds
Run User	QAT-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,065 100% 831 Pts	64-Core 1,636 101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1111 1490 1258 1262 1258 1265 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,135 Write 1,886 Mixed 1,436 SusWrite 1,274 377% 1,683 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.1 187% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 849 DQ Mixed 965 725% 973 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 321 330 336 335 336 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 368 Write 338 Mixed 338 SusWrite 327 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 66.6 4K Mixed 37.4 129% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 212 158% 211 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 331 332 336 338 338 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 359 Write 343 Mixed 343 SusWrite 336 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 34.8 115% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 212 158% 211 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 36TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 33.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 65.2 Write 10 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 11 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 283% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 275%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 293GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 81 81 100 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 73.6 Write 98.5 Mixed 67.9 SusWrite 89.2 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 81 81 101 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 55.3 Write 73.5 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 89.2 43% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.5 184% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 495GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 81 81 100 104 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 42.3 Mixed 40.4 SusWrite 89.1 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 62% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 280GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 10 10 13 13 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 28.8 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 29.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 152%

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Gaming 151%

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 150%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Taichi Ultimate

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	313x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	65x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	41x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	60x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	50x
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	35x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	30x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	28x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	13x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $996

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