Asrock Z490 Taichi

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 228%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 250%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive382% 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)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 06 '21 at 14:44
Run Duration266 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900K-$440
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 96.1
1-Core 160
2-Core 317
104% 191 Pts
4-Core 633
8-Core 1,263
112% 948 Pts
64-Core 2,126
132% 2,126 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 107%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
217% Outstanding
Lighting 322
Reflection 292
Parallax 356
262% 324 fps
MRender 366
Gravity 266
Splatting 190
215% 274 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 217%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDS100T1X0E-00AFY0 1TB
881GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2264 2374 2415 2445 2451 2445 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
382% Outstanding
Read 2,490
Write 2,424
Mixed 2,258
SusWrite 2,399
540% 2,393 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 77
275% 97.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,379
DQ Write 955
DQ Mixed 1,199
886% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 264%
This bench: 382%
Great: 573%
Nvme 256G 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1058 1052 1051 747 190 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,706
Write 1,070
Mixed 938
SusWrite 712
246% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 30.7
192% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 772
DQ Write 971
DQ Mixed 489
475% 744 MB/s
Poor: 124%
This bench: 206%
Great: 254%
Intel 545s Series 512GB-$95
477GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 439 437 437 438 439 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 467
Mixed 437
SusWrite 439
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 55.6
179% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 257
210% 298 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 117%
Great: 128%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
931GB free
Firmware: JP4OA25C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 127 131 133 131 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 128
Write 129
Mixed 57.2
SusWrite 131
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 74%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB
450GB free, PID 0100
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
44.3% Average
Read 109
Write 108
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 105
119% 89.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 45%
WD My Passport 259F 1TB
677GB free, PID 259f
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 94 95 98 95 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
41.7% Average
Read 96.5
Write 99.4
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 95.6
118% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 45%
WD My Passport Elite 500GB
449GB free, PID 070b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 37 37 36 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 37.7
Write 35.4
Mixed 27.1
SusWrite 36
46% 34.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 26.7
98% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 47.6
SC Mixed 31.3
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 53.8
74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 Taichi Builds (Compare 555 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: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,682
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