Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181210
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '20 at 00:45
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 290 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 970 94% 775 Pts	64-Core 1,206 75% 1,206 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 155 Parallax 163 130% 159 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 140 Splatting 105 113% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,434 Write 748 Mixed 1,014 235% 1,065 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 27.1 133% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,004 731% 951 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 918GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 174 175 173 175 175 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 112 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 174 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.6% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.8 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 15.4 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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

Gaming 153%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

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 $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