Asrock X99 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	310% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock X99 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	52.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160804
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '16 at 07:28
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 1073 96% 811 Pts	64-Core 1,824 113% 1,824 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 36FE) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.19 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7100Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2,850 Write 1,687 Mixed 1,856 471% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 51.6 235% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 539 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 39.1 159% 355 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 306%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 119GB free Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,940 Write 756 Mixed 1,172 352% 1,623 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 61.2 251% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 518 DQ Mixed 36.2 167% 376 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 273%
Asrock RAM Disk 9GB 8GB free Firmware: 1.00 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

WD Black 6TB (2015)-$280 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 100 5158 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 359 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 568 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 338 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 100 321 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 100 37 (C2) HDA temperature 115 90 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0
Poor: 61% Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 171 171 21496398164 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1109 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1876 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1083 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4711 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4711 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 240519544867 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	74.6% Very good	Read 115 Write 145 Mixed 102 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.51 4K Mixed 0.11 72% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 108%
ASMT 2105 253GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 178GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	93.1% Outstanding	Read 277 Write 187 Mixed 231 285% 232 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 2.36 4K Mixed 2.02 226% 8.42 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 342%
SABRENT ASM1351 128GB 110GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.8% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 101 Mixed 166 240% 236 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.08 227% 8.46 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB 335 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 56 MC Write 65.7 MC Mixed 53.1 166% 58.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 24.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 179%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asrock X99 Taichi

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	154x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	101x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	55x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	52x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	19x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	17x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	17x

RAM
CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GBUnknownBench 68%, 1,169 samples	12x
M378A1G43EB1-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 78%, 415 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	8x

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Value: 121% - Outstanding

Total price: $279

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16