Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	161% 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	291% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190313
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '19 at 04:09
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 109 2-Core 318 93% 175 Pts	4-Core 636 8-Core 1,236 111% 936 Pts	64-Core 1,753 108% 1,753 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 243 Parallax 252 184% 240 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 219 Splatting 137 162% 207 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 957 682 680 682 682 678 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,376 Mixed 1,543 SusWrite 727 402% 1,801 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 86.7 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,273 DQ Write 1159 DQ Mixed 1,193 901% 1,208 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 137GB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 449 425 443 438 370 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 476 Mixed 389 SusWrite 428 96% 427 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 81.2 4K Mixed 38 133% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 336 253% 338 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 122 126 124 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 157 Write 171 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 124 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 113%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 102 100 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 106 Write 154 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 101 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 109%
WD My Book 1235 4TB 2,399 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 1235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 64 66 63 68 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 144 Write 130 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 64.9 136% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 59%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 599GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 69 67 67 68 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 40 Write 40 Mixed 30 SusWrite 66.6 62% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 14,178 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3022 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 23.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 27.8 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 97%

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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 $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	491x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	122x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	98x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	79x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 90% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,206

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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