Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	122% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210317
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '22 at 08:43
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$295 185,077 User benchmarks, average bench 96% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 98% 173 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 976 97% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,558 104% 1,558 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$450 475,843 User benchmarks, average bench 106% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.15 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 143 Reflection 120 Parallax 139 115% 134 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 110 137% 122 fps
Poor: 94% Great: 117%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-UDPRO1T 1TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: SCFM22.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 482 481 475 476 479 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 475 Mixed 453 SusWrite 479 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 54.2 182% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$60 315,579 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 839GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 111 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 64 SusWrite 111 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 147% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 68%
WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00B81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 144 143 144 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 87.2 Write 79.7 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 143 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 244% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$62 68,458 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.9% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 19 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.9 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 58: 5R 7G 12B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
58%	55%	44	308	232	60	27"	1280 720	ACR063A Acer KG271 B

History: Score 7: 1R 0G 2B | Score 58: 5R 7G 12B

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Typical Z490 Taichi Builds (Compare 1,069 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 226%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 244%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Taichi

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $367Bench 99%, 97,454 samples	381x
Core i9-10850KIntel $340Bench 99%, 83,942 samples	234x
Core i7-10700KIntel $295Bench 96%, 185,077 samples	222x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,500Bench 235%, 115,545 samples	180x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 206%, 309,313 samples	148x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $890Bench 173%, 336,216 samples	126x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $111Bench 329%, 415,350 samples	191x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $200Bench 352%, 85,920 samples	73x
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TBBench 279%, 12,085 samples	50x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 1,829 samples	51x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 4x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 1,223 samples	28x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 44,345 samples	27x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16