Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181226
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 01:59
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$415 354,223 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)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 89.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 970 91% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,500 93% 1,500 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 170 Parallax 175 135% 170 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 152 Splatting 128 123% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 1171 1195 1175 1151 1144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 1,958 Mixed 1,635 SusWrite 1,080 384% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 47.3 152% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,015 DQ Write 685 DQ Mixed 906 661% 869 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 410%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$175 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 347GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 415 440 373 374 375 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 401 Write 397 Mixed 384 SusWrite 367 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 31.2 118% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 340 255% 339 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 105%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 777GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 329 328 327 116 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 344 Write 330 Mixed 296 SusWrite 253 69% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 25.6 96% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 191 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 160 129% 181 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 101%
Spcc Sol id State Disk 2TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 354GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 372 369 369 309 66 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 408 Write 380 Mixed 358 SusWrite 308 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 19.5 74% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 34.2 59% 114 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 93%
Spcc Sol id State Disk 2TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 955GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 372 369 369 368 366 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 414 Write 385 Mixed 356 SusWrite 370 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 34.8 4K Mixed 20.1 76% 25.3 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 117 DQ Mixed 41.4 55% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 93%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 823GB free Firmware: 415020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 432 422 424 424 425 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 387 Mixed 383 SusWrite 428 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 36.1 109% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 247 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 118%
Sandisk S3 2T00 2TB 7,927 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 340 344 341 343 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 378 Write 346 Mixed 319 SusWrite 341 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 33.7 111% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 226 174% 236 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139 14,506 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	73% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 135%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27"	2560 1417	BNQ78D6 BenQ GW2765

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Typical Z390 Taichi Builds (Compare 1,134 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 - $200

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $415Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	495x
Core i7-9700KIntel $262Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	241x
Core i7-8700KIntel $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	123x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	98x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	82x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	78x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	79x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $142Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	66x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	56x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3733 C19 2x16GBKingstonBench 103%, 1,906 samples	33x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	31x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	30x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16