Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	22 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1728 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 02:56
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 264 84% 155 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 677 69% 561 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 264GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 560 274 90 58 23 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 719 Write 713 Mixed 618 SusWrite 170 124% 555 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 7.8 32% 9.5 MB/s	DQ Read 567 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 104 134% 255 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 256GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 49 72 53 61 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 61.4 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 36GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 72 119 83 91 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 34.9 Write 45.5 Mixed 45 SusWrite 94.7 41% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 1.4 201% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 20GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 65 125 96 80 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	32.8% Below average	Read 22.5 Write 57.6 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 91.9 40% 54.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 87% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 113%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 64GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 53 67 60 63 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 86.3 Write 30 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 63 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 879GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 50 72 54 61 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 96.7 Write 102 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 61.8 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 266GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 49 72 53 60 73 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 100 Write 50.8 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 61.1 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 16GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 54 84 62 71 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 69.7 Write 65.9 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 72.3 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 101% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.3 67% 23.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 14.1 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 118%

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Typical Z390 Taichi Builds (Compare 1,123 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $90Bench 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: $1,218

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