Asrock Z690 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 488% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 658% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 131%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	393% 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	517% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 4.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '23 at 18:45
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-13900K-$489 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 246 2-Core 474 139% 270 Pts	4-Core 923 8-Core 1,851 164% 1,387 Pts	64-Core 4,364 270% 4,364 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	393% Outstanding	Lighting 629 Reflection 575 Parallax 744 513% 649 fps	MRender 534 Gravity 581 Splatting 312 373% 476 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 393% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1906 3979 4843 5170 5151 2631 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	517% Outstanding	Read 1,822 Write 3,514 Mixed 2,315 SusWrite 3,946 661% 2,899 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 308 4K Mixed 94.1 372% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 2,206 DQ Write 1,836 DQ Mixed 2,062 1,533% 2,035 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 517% Great: 604%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 48GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,715 Write 1,644 Mixed 1,583 368% 1,647 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.3 244% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,866 DQ Write 1876 DQ Mixed 1,833 1,388% 1,858 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$181 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 179 Write 184 Mixed 70.7 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 69% Great: 121%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 176 Write 148 Mixed 95.9 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 13.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.2 754% 6.07 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 104%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 64GB 3,373 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 32GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 111 Write 19.7 Mixed 17.6 44% 49.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GB 14,947 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM 22h 4800 MHz clocked @ 6000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	200% Outstanding	MC Read 84.9 MC Write 76.5 MC Mixed 75.7 226% 79 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 50.1 SC Mixed 33.8 103% 36.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 200% Great: 218%

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Typical Z690 Taichi Builds (Compare 378 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 239%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 280%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z690 Taichi

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	161x
Core i7-12700KIntel $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	53x
Core i9-13900KIntel $489Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	33x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	52x
RTX 3090-TiNvidiaBench 232%, 16,406 samples	50x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	45x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	62x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	24x

RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples	40x
Skill Intl -6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 165%, 448 samples	38x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples	23x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16