Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	243% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	472 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155 321,194 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 926 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 124 Parallax 116 97% 120 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 107 Splatting 106 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 298 298 296 296 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,104 Write 1,560 Mixed 845 SusWrite 354 269% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 64 283% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1106 DQ Write 1,243 DQ Mixed 830 720% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 99GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 287 278 239 214 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 492 Mixed 424 SusWrite 271 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 65.2 226% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 270GB free Firmware: X312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 213 204 211 209 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 395 Write 338 Mixed 290 SusWrite 219 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 47.7 174% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 211 163% 223 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 108%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 929 926 921 919 918 918 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2,078 Write 918 Mixed 714 SusWrite 922 256% 1,158 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 64.3 275% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 375 357% 581 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 243%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 220GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 395 430 392 430 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 434 Mixed 303 SusWrite 411 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 40.3 168% 67.4 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 216 190% 282 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155 2,300 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 99GB free Firmware: P0330AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 156 79 79 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 252 Mixed 395 SusWrite 150 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 51.5 182% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 235 196% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 233GB free Firmware: MAT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 88 83 82 73 71 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 397 Write 355 Mixed 310 SusWrite 113 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.7 206% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 225 167% 220 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 423GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 96 94 95 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 134 Write 107 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 93.4 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 96%
Toshiba MD04ACA500 5TB-$154 3,810 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 583GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 201 199 202 201 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 139 Write 143 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 200 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 246% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 110%
WL6000GSA6454 6TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 574GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 124 122 123 122 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78% Very good	Read 149 Write 124 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 122 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 94%
Hitachi HUS 724030ALA640 3TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: MF8O SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 146 147 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 162 Write 163 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 146 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 6.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 80 82 82 81 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 130 Write 151 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 78.9 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 87%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 87GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 82 82 82 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 83.9 Write 64.3 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 79.6 54% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 54%
SanDisk Ultra 246GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 229GB free, PID 5581, ultra Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 68 27 24 25 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 163 Write 67.7 Mixed 86.1 SusWrite 39 104% 89 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.2 164% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 40%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 22GB free, PID 5583, ultra fit Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 50 13 23 22 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 140 Write 50.7 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 30.4 81% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.7 109% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 37%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA3 3TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 934GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.2% Poor	Read 42.6 Write 43.2 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 43.3 57% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 1,983 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 29.1 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 115%

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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 $459Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $285Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $219Bench 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 $98Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $1,275

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 $177	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) $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