Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	309% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '18 at 01:40
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$265 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 649 8-Core 1,289 114% 969 Pts	64-Core 1,287 80% 1,287 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 328GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 1155 605 610 612 608 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,474 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,362 SusWrite 791 390% 1,745 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 86.6 289% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1760 DQ Write 1,494 DQ Mixed 125 504% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 138GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 487 487 466 466 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 467 Mixed 326 SusWrite 480 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 41.9 146% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 46.3 113% 237 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 66GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 479 396 346 306 299 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 445 Mixed 407 SusWrite 386 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 58.5 186% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 61.3 121% 244 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 187 187 186 187 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 144 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 185 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 193 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 117 Mixed 84 SusWrite 192 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.9% Poor	Read 33.5 Write 34.9 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 41.4 24% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.9 220% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.9% Great: 87%
213 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 29GB free, PID 5400 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 11 11 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 86.2 Write 50.6 Mixed 18.9 SusWrite 12.6 47% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.2 109% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 17%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 171GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 40 40 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 36 Write 36.8 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 39.2 48% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 2x8GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 34.7 127% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 48.6 SC Mixed 36.4 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 39.3 102% 39.3 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 121%

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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 $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	78x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: $1,217

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16