Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.5% 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 Drive	275% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190305
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 28 '19 at 01:35
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$252 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 98.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 296 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 1,194 103% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,181 73% 1,181 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 114 102% 125 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 123 Splatting 101 89% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 432GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1737 1731 1589 1578 1586 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,769 Write 1,655 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 1,689 354% 1,572 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 34.1 122% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,444 DQ Write 1,457 DQ Mixed 1,535 1,131% 1,479 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 393%
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126 5,166 User benchmarks, average bench 284% 954GB free Firmware: SS0221B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 1402 1412 1386 1405 1444 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1765 Write 1,446 Mixed 166 SusWrite 1,406 266% 1,196 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 46.3 137% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 1,335 DQ Mixed 516 611% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 380%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 175 177 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 148 Mixed 85.3 SusWrite 174 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0827 2TB 4,635 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 122GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 59 56 57 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 77.3 Write 76.7 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 57.5 86% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 1,418 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	MC Read 47.2 MC Write 48.5 MC Mixed 32.3 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 49 SC Mixed 34.3 102% 35.7 GB/s	Latency 42.1 95% 42.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 126%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $1,223

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