Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 321% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 343% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	318% 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	115% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z490 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '22 at 06:56
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$410 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,189 106% 898 Pts	64-Core 1,934 120% 1,934 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,800 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Gigabyte(1458 40BF) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	318% Outstanding	Lighting 459 Reflection 588 Parallax 803 374% 617 fps	MRender 534 Gravity 568 Splatting 306 368% 469 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$179 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 449 460 464 464 465 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 477 Mixed 419 SusWrite 460 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 49.8 163% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 290 236% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 136%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 27GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,388 Write 693 Mixed 1,819 359% 1,633 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 61.4 200% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 640 DQ Write 439 DQ Mixed 571 417% 550 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 267GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 126 127 125 126 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 210GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 171 192 193 179 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 454GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 198 200 200 200 197 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
Seagate ST18000NE000-2YY101 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 24GB free Firmware: EN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 203 202 201 203 228 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 93%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 127 125 126 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 107%
WDC WD10 0EFAX-68LHPN0 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 388GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 130 128 130 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 114 Write 123 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 128 152% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 220% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 76%
ST12000V N0007-2GS116 12TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 127 130 128 130 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 221 Write 201 Mixed 170 SusWrite 128 237% 180 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.3 288% 9.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 88%
WDC WD80 EFZX-68UW8N0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 7.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 168 164 142 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 86.4 SusWrite 161 193% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 120% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 67%
WDC WD80 EFZX-68UW8N0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 130 128 130 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 166 Write 158 Mixed 85.9 SusWrite 128 177% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.4 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 67%
WDC WD60 EFRX-68MYMN1 6TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 168 164 142 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 119 SusWrite 161 208% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 44.8 MC Mixed 33.9 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 51.1 SC Mixed 32.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 130%

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Gaming 205%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 219%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Taichi

CPU
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	185x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	103x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	101x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	101x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	75x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	52x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	35x
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TBBench 276%, 15,624 samples	28x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GBUnknownBench 90%, 3,173 samples	29x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-4000 4x8GBUnknownBench 102%, 1,219 samples	17x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	13x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16