Asrock X99 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	204% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock X99 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180406
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 15:34
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 788 80% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 172 Parallax 172 150% 176 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 160 Splatting 112 125% 159 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 612 611 611 608 606 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,686 Write 1457 Mixed 657 SusWrite 653 248% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 50.6 187% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 754 DQ Mixed 827 632% 862 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 254%
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 19GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 121 138 122 109 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 434 Write 158 Mixed 220 SusWrite 123 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.3 152% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 116 91% 124 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 75%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 1TB-$380 709 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 810GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 411 408 425 417 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 458 Mixed 315 SusWrite 413 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 34.3 136% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 67.5 119% 231 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 210GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 265 261 173 218 266 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 277 Mixed 309 SusWrite 242 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 44.6 164% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 287 209% 272 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 60GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 468 469 461 456 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 452 Mixed 406 SusWrite 463 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 45.6 166% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 349 264% 355 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 212GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 130 130 131 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 107 Write 79 Mixed 64 SusWrite 129 70% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 25GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 90 85 97 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 66 Write 59.5 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 93.2 48% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 686 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 34 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 25 SC Mixed 22.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 110%

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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 $94Bench 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 $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