Asrock X99 Taichi

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive189% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock X99 Taichi  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160804
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateDec 03 '17 at 04:46
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 209
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 438
8-Core 689
69% 563 Pts
64-Core 869
54% 869 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 128
Parallax 126
97% 124 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 109
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
189% Outstanding
Read 1,878
Write 1,314
Mixed 1,211
325% 1,467 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 38.2
4K Mixed 23.6
92% 29.8 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 115
94% 126 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 189%
Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
233GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 493
Write 228
Mixed 352
79% 358 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 26.4
4K Mixed 14
69% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 197
DQ Mixed 74.5
95% 171 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FAR 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.2
MC Write 44.8
MC Mixed 35.6
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99 Taichi Builds (Compare 411 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asrock X99 Taichi

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 121% - Outstanding Total price: $279
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