Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics70.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive243% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z490 Taichi  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200415
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 162
2-Core 318
105% 193 Pts
4-Core 632
8-Core 1,225
110% 928 Pts
64-Core 2,154
133% 2,154 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
EVGA(3842 2988) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Lighting 91.2
Reflection 90.6
Parallax 79.7
74% 87.2 fps
MRender 81.3
Gravity 80.7
Splatting 71.7
63% 77.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP1000CM30001 1TB
856GB free (System drive)
Firmware: STPSC014
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1691 2449 1497 996 904 921 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 1,378
Write 2,387
Mixed 1,595
SusWrite 1,410
384% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 54.7
186% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,268
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 970
730% 990 MB/s
Poor: 151%
This bench: 243%
Great: 296%
Adata SX8200PNP 2TB
687GB free
Firmware: 42B4S9NA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1730 922 917 922 923 921 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,601
Write 1,854
Mixed 1,514
SusWrite 1,056
391% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 74.9
256% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1374
DQ Write 806
DQ Mixed 535
547% 905 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 296%
Great: 370%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 122 121 121 121 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 93.3
Write 99.9
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 119
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.6
197% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 32.3
106% 37.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 43.5
SC Mixed 31.4
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 48
83% 48 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 105%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z490 Taichi Builds (Compare 554 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 205%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 219%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z490 Taichi

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,850
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