Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 938 91% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,266 78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 169 Parallax 168 149% 174 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 153 Splatting 111 118% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 484 Write 309 Mixed 264 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 41.4 155% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 232 197% 290 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 96GB free Firmware: EXA7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,328 Write 1,869 Mixed 1,554 425% 1,917 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 82.1 273% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,599 DQ Write 1,333 DQ Mixed 1,424 1,078% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 130% Great: 296%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 780GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,200 Write 23.5 Mixed 45 1,256% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 922 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.1 38,549% 308 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.6% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 104%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,223

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 $178	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