Asrock X299 Taichi XE

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	268% 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	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180226
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 17 '19 at 12:12
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 1,123 97% 829 Pts	64-Core 1,903 118% 1,903 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 10.6 Parallax 15.8 144% 67.8 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 176 Splatting 124 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 1330 1239 1268 1315 1368 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,863 Write 1,548 Mixed 864 SusWrite 1,311 312% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 46.9 205% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1068 829% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 353%
Sandisk SD6PP4M-256G-1006 256GB 1,500 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 197GB free Firmware: A200806 SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 575 584 585 320 109 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 103%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 213GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2070 701 569 567 567 585 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 2,116 Mixed 1,497 SusWrite 843 370% 1,650 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 81.4 284% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,336 DQ Write 1,173 DQ Mixed 1,245 936% 1,251 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 340%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 3TB 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 121 125 124 124 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 118 Write 132 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 124 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s

WD Se 4TB-$90 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 322GB free Firmware: 01.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 113 114 116 114 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 102 Write 96.2 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 114 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 987GB free Firmware: A840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 86 84 86 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 79.2 Write 77.3 Mixed 46 SusWrite 84.7 53% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 83%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 119 121 121 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 121 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 152% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 89%
Hitachi HDS72303 3TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: AA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 128 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 136 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 127 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 93%
Hitachi HDS72303 3TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 388GB free Firmware: AA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 103 Mixed 70 SusWrite 125 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 93%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 782GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 141 145 159 160 156 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 127 Write 123 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 153 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.5 338% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 753GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 118 117 118 118 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 142 Mixed 74 SusWrite 118 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 272GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 85 83 84 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 90.7 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 82.4 105% 77.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 58%
ST6000VX 0023-2EF110 6TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 193GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.7 0.2 0.3 44 184 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 147 Write 158 Mixed 131 SusWrite 38.3 156% 119 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 179% 4.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 71%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 138 136 135 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 159 Write 171 Mixed 87 SusWrite 137 185% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 146 Write 145 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 135 171% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x16GB 46,387 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 23.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 21.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 164%

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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 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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 47% - Average

Total price: $1,931

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 $40	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