Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 218% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 221% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	239% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	225% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181226
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 19:01
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 970 90% 753 Pts	64-Core 1524 94% 1524 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	239% Outstanding	Lighting 360 Reflection 311 Parallax 353 293% 341 fps	MRender 387 Gravity 310 Splatting 205 236% 301 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1339 1170 1047 1117 1183 1167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,743 Write 1,655 Mixed 1,304 SusWrite 1,170 330% 1,468 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 43.7 156% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 963 DQ Write 663 DQ Mixed 873 635% 833 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 372%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 339GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 455 425 455 463 462 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 448 Write 368 Mixed 363 SusWrite 452 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 31.2 105% 36.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 279 229% 327 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 120%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 31GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 410 405 407 266 230 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 418 Mixed 364 SusWrite 362 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 31.3 117% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 283 231% 329 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 117%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 27GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 131 132 132 130 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 148 Write 123 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 132 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 99%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 8.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 195 193 189 192 190 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 180 Write 179 Mixed 195 SusWrite 191 257% 186 MB/s	4K Read 8.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 3 267% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 103%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 151 152 153 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 141 Write 149 Mixed 104 SusWrite 154 187% 137 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.2 255% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 103%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 183 188 192 191 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 171 Write 173 Mixed 140 SusWrite 189 230% 168 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.3 293% 6.7 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-20-20 D4-3000 2x8GB 2,517 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	64.5% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 18.4 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 19.2 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 98%

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

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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,218

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