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 (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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	285% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z390 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190313
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$252 550,833 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 285 102% 182 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,293 115% 971 Pts	64-Core 1,271 79% 1,271 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% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 648 644 651 619 635 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 2,116 Write 2,046 Mixed 1,275 SusWrite 676 341% 1,528 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 89.1 284% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,762 DQ Write 1,389 DQ Mixed 1,535 1,160% 1,562 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 167GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 438 438 438 438 437 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 430 Mixed 322 SusWrite 435 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 80.4 4K Mixed 33.4 131% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 116 146% 260 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 116%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 310GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 452 455 458 457 456 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 434 Mixed 384 SusWrite 455 98% 436 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 53.3 182% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 361 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 332 249% 333 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 189 189 189 190 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 116 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 187 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 199 200 202 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 156 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 199 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 173 172 175 174 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 122 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 171 84% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.8 255% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 49.4 MC Mixed 38.1 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 51.3 SC Mixed 35.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	Latency 39.6 101% 39.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%

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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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	492x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	238x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	77x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $1,223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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