Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	239% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191126
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '23 at 04:40
Run Duration	434 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th 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-$259 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 284 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 895 90% 730 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3182) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 162 Parallax 166 133% 164 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 148 Splatting 121 120% 151 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 495,311 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 795 624 592 562 537 516 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,028 Write 1,885 Mixed 1,598 SusWrite 604 342% 1,529 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 68.5 207% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,430 DQ Write 1,076 DQ Mixed 776 710% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 346%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 358GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 399 442 365 459 457 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 436 Mixed 250 SusWrite 403 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 33.7 120% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 202 188% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 122%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 383GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 432 430 434 420 420 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 323 Write 395 Mixed 359 SusWrite 426 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 34.9 119% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 252 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 122%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 256GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 43GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 100 102 134 100 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 457 Write 372 Mixed 413 SusWrite 110 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 23.8 79% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 88.6 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 178 125% 152 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 73%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$122 7,464 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: P2CR033 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1819 1828 1814 1851 1862 1842 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 975 Write 1,735 Mixed 1,228 SusWrite 1,836 329% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 50.5 184% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,277 947% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 307%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 232GB free Firmware: 7101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 77 77 76 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 76.9 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 85%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 1TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 658GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 95 92 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 85 Write 140 Mixed 104 SusWrite 93.9 79% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 93%
WDC WD40 EZAZ-00SF3B0 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 157 161 157 160 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.6% Excellent	Read 145 Write 166 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 155 183% 135 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 8.8 4K Mixed 0.9 340% 4.13 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 1 342% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 83%
H/W RAID 0 (Spanning) 8TB 4.5TB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 77 78 77 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	32.2% Below average	Read 89.4 Write 42.5 Mixed 59 SusWrite 77 87% 67 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 52% 0.9 MB/s

WDC WD60 EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5.5TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 144 150 143 177 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.3% Very good	Read 153 Write 69.2 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 150 134% 106 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.1 302% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 88%
H/W DISK 1 3TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 336GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.7 8.1 8.2 9.1 8.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 60%
H/W DISK 2 2TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 361GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3 3.2 2.6 6.2 5.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	14.6% Very poor	Read 64.1 Write 58.1 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 3.9 56% 44.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 71% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 14.6% Great: 41%
H/W DISK 3 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 324GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 113 Write 103 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 0.1 85% 69.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 50%
H/W DISK 4 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 605GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 99 99 104 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 110 Write 120 Mixed 36.6 SusWrite 102 122% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.5 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 21.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 119%

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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	30	84.6"	2341 1234	SAM71B4 SAMSUNG

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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 - $200

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $405Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	500x
Core i7-9700KIntel $259Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	241x
Core i7-8700KIntel $177Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	123x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	98x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	82x
RTX 2080Nvidia $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	79x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	82x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	67x
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 $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	32x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $50Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	30x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,063

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363