Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 208% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 229% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	211% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200511
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '22 at 02:40
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$370 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 154 2-Core 308 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1,199 103% 880 Pts	64-Core 1,972 122% 1,972 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,135 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 4043) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 530.04 Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	211% Outstanding	Lighting 311 Reflection 301 Parallax 327 253% 313 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 253 Splatting 189 208% 266 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$190 31,076 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 472 470 472 474 472 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 468 Mixed 379 SusWrite 472 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 72.7 4K Mixed 39.3 136% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 292 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 136%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 3GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,403 Write 1,634 Mixed 1794 431% 1,944 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 61.4 201% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 437 DQ Mixed 565 414% 545 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 270GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 127 126 128 126 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 107%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 149GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 225 225 218 222 228 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 107%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 856GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 131 135 133 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
Seagate ST18000NE000-2YY101 18TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 8GB free Firmware: EN01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 236 Write 235 Mixed 149 154% 207 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 1 1,888% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 93%
Seagate ST12000VN0008-2JH101 12TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 132 128 132 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 107%
WDC WD10 0EFAX-68LHPN0 10TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 483GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 117 Write 128 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 0.2 104% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.4 221% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.5% 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: 0.2 0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 214 Write 220 Mixed 175 SusWrite 0.2 194% 152 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 301% 9.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.9% 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: 138 169 170 168 168 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 168 Write 180 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 162 201% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 67%
WDC WD80 EFZX-68UW8N0 8TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 164 Write 174 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 0.2 132% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.2% 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: 138 169 169 167 168 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 176 Write 169 Mixed 125 SusWrite 162 212% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 132% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 69.6% 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 (73^rd percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 44.9 MC Mixed 33.9 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 51.9 SC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 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 $370Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	190x
Core i9-10850KIntel $270Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	106x
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	102x

GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,135Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	104x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x
RTX 3070Nvidia $495Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	54x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	70x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $130Bench 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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