Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 157% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	141% 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	117% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 21:33
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,176 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 2,031 126% 2,031 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% PNY(196E 136D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5200 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 216 Parallax 165 151% 189 fps	MRender 228 Gravity 196 Splatting 145 150% 190 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 202%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 977 954 984 946 788 880 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 1,125 Write 855 Mixed 831 SusWrite 922 210% 933 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 13.1 44% 13.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.9 DQ Write 51.2 DQ Mixed 55.5 42% 55.9 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C18 Series 2x16GB 4,694 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 22.9 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 24.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 112%

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

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Typical Z490 Taichi Builds (Compare 555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 205%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 219%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Taichi

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	184x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	103x
Core i7-10700KIntel $220Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	101x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $835Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	101x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	75x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	52x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	35x
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TBBench 276%, 15,624 samples	28x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GBUnknownBench 90%, 3,173 samples	29x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 4x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 1,219 samples	17x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	13x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $1,373

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16