Asrock Z390 Taichi

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.82% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive214% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock Z390 Taichi  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181226
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 21 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9600K-$155
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 292
97% 177 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 769
88% 687 Pts
64-Core 891
55% 891 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 103%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
ASRock(1849 3E98) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6346
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
6.82% Terrible
Lighting 6.57
Reflection 10.3
Parallax 7.88
5% 8.25 fps
MRender 11.5
Gravity 6.53
Splatting 15.8
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.82%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 316 317 317 312 312 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 2167
Write 1,472
Mixed 1223
SusWrite 365
290% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 68.5
4K Mixed 53.1
172% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 1,378
DQ Mixed 1,010
809% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 214%
Great: 280%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
25GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 142
Write 100
Mixed 110
144% 117 MB/s
4K Read 5.5
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 4.5
303% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 36%
SanDisk Cruzer 4GB
0GB free, PID 5530
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 11 10 11 11 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
5.6% Terrible
Read 14.7
Write 6
Mixed 2
SusWrite 10.5
10% 8.3 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.6%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 19.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 21.1
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 65%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z390 Taichi Builds (Compare 1,122 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 152%
UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z390 Taichi - $277

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $1,225
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