Asrock Z690 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 220% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 263% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	201% 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	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z690 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	113.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20231002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '23 at 05:32
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-12900KF-$280 15,291 User benchmarks, average bench 117% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 71.1 1-Core 206 2-Core 411 117% 230 Pts	4-Core 817 8-Core 1,517 140% 1,167 Pts	64-Core 2,788 173% 2,788 Pts
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,135 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 291 Reflection 280 Parallax 322 237% 298 fps	MRender 328 Gravity 255 Splatting 186 202% 256 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda 530 ZP2000GM30023 2TB 1,161 User benchmarks, average bench 436% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: SU6SM001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.3 0.9 1.2 3.4 2.3 2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 670 Write 1,602 Mixed 779 SusWrite 1.8 173% 763 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 2.4 176% 86.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.4 DQ Write 4.7 DQ Mixed 7 8% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 251% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 602%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 258GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 479 477 477 476 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 470 Mixed 456 SusWrite 478 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 54.6 186% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 339 255% 342 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$100 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 676GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 484 482 481 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 478 Mixed 414 SusWrite 482 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.6 173% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 337 254% 340 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 121%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 2TB 10,220 User benchmarks, average bench 331% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1329 1338 1328 1324 1330 1336 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,479 Write 1,281 Mixed 1,299 SusWrite 1,331 304% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.2 306% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,614 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,347 1,017% 1,373 MB/s
Poor: 221% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 431%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 185 190 189 199 182 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 136%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 143 152 158 152 153 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 229 Mixed 112 SusWrite 152 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 388% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 107%
Seagate ST18000NM000J-2TV103 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 10TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 175 175 175 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 10%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 223 226 223 225 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 190 193 192 192 184 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 187 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 191 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.9 307% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 136%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK64GX5M2B5200C40 4x31.8GB 859 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 4 of 4 slots used 127GB DIMM 22h 4000 MHz clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	117% Outstanding	MC Read 44.6 MC Write 45.4 MC Mixed 42.5 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 29.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 174%

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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%	19	216	59	240	48.7"	1280 720	SAM7053 LC49G95T

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Typical Z690 Taichi Builds (Compare 394 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 $279Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	165x
Core i7-12700KIntel $231Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	54x
Core i9-13900KIntel $451Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	37x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	53x
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 $112Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	62x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	25x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $105Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	40x
Skill Intl -6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 165%, 448 samples	38x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	23x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353