Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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.
Boot Drive	174% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '20 at 12:26
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 930 92% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,226 76% 1,226 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 573 46 54 487 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,411 Write 907 Mixed 892 SusWrite 212 190% 855 MB/s	4K Read 54.2 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 70.6 250% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 222 281% 482 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 242%
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 223GB free Firmware: R0608A SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 580 545 146 140 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,304 Write 389 Mixed 118 SusWrite 338 116% 537 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 18.9 135% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 1043 DQ Mixed 50 267% 594 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 264%
Reeinno ST960GB S7S3 960GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 277GB free Firmware: R1217B SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 123 237 241 239 239 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 363 Write 18.5 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 183 32% 148 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 52% 11.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 98%
Mushkin MKNSSDCR120GB 960GB 196GB free Firmware: R0831B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 126 11 35 201 7.8 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 500 Write 451 Mixed 357 SusWrite 130 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 21.5 112% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 26.1 74% 152 MB/s

Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 144 150 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 97.2 Write 87.3 Mixed 68 SusWrite 148 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 122% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 193GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 120 119 121 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 110 Write 116 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 1GB 572 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 1GB free, PID 1d00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	5.23% Terrible	Read 16.8 Write 3.2 Mixed 3.5 SusWrite 3.6 7% 6.78 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.23% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30BET4K.C8FD 2x8GB 2,605 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 24.8 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 27.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 49.1 81% 49.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 106%

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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 $625Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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