Asrock Z690 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 472% UFO	Desktop 129% UFO	Workstation 630% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 133%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	373% 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	421% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	25.1 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	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '23 at 09:58
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$460 49,132 User benchmarks, average bench 129% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 24 cores, 32 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 236 2-Core 469 137% 266 Pts	4-Core 931 8-Core 1851 164% 1,391 Pts	64-Core 4,376 271% 4,376 Pts
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,756 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% MSI(1462 5104) CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	373% Outstanding	Lighting 581 Reflection 578 Parallax 690 473% 616 fps	MRender 536 Gravity 583 Splatting 313 374% 477 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30013 2TB 2,028 User benchmarks, average bench 459% 646GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2848 3348 1480 1400 1407 1422 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,391 Write 3,488 Mixed 2,166 SusWrite 1984 567% 2,507 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 313 4K Mixed 95 375% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 2,264 DQ Write 1,786 DQ Mixed 2,113 1,557% 2,054 MB/s
Poor: 277% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 604%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 360GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 624 629 630 629 630 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 1912 Mixed 1,179 SusWrite 903 340% 1,521 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 75.8 256% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,860 DQ Write 1,795 DQ Mixed 1,839 1,378% 1,832 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 340%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$195 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 210 206 207 213 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 214 Write 222 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 209 132% 182 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
Seagate ST8000DM0004-1ZC11G 8TB 186 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 4.5TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 186 187 189 189 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 104%

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 (70^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	MC Read 85.1 MC Write 78.3 MC Mixed 77 229% 80.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 51.2 SC Mixed 34.1 104% 36.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 218%

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Typical Z690 Taichi Builds (Compare 383 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 $264Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	161x
Core i7-12700KIntel $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	54x
Core i9-13900KIntel $460Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	36x

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 $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	62x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $155Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $159Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,570

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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