Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 97.1%, 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	287% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (12%). 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	49.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181210
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 23:21
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 940 88% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,446 90% 1,446 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3722) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 183 Parallax 182 145% 181 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 161 Splatting 137 134% 168 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$135 495 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: S6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1459 1546 1614 1665 1656 1638 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,215 Write 1,737 Mixed 179 SusWrite 1,596 318% 1432 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 53.8 177% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,190 DQ Write 878 DQ Mixed 674 601% 914 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 359%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 28GB free Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,288 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,214 365% 1,656 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 71.8 4K Mixed 50.5 168% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 975 DQ Mixed 990 739% 979 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 6GB free Firmware: 000F Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 471 Write 250 Mixed 261 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 18.1 4K Write 57.9 4K Mixed 14.7 77% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 24.2 69% 147 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 74%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 208 212 212 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 215 Mixed 101 SusWrite 206 134% 184 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 1.5 381% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 138%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 122 122 125 121 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 116 Write 140 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 124 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 971 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 26.6 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 54.6 73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 156%

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

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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 $92Bench 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: $1,220

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 $179	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