Asrock Z270 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	120% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	7867 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180117
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '19 at 06:15
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 269 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 776 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 261 235 212 183 160 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 484 Mixed 404 SusWrite 235 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.3 224% 80.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Patriot Torch 120GB-$40 147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 53GB free Firmware: S9FM02.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 134 132 128 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 350 Write 150 Mixed 197 SusWrite 129 46% 207 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 22.1 115% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 88.2 DQ Mixed 10.4 36% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 62%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 62GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 302 302 297 285 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 412 Write 201 Mixed 175 SusWrite 287 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 28.5 130% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 60.3 92% 179 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 55GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 463 465 464 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 468 Mixed 414 SusWrite 451 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 56.6 197% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 296 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 41GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 124 139 153 147 160 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 149 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 149 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 112%
BUFFALO HD-PZU3 1TB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 73GB free, PID 01f9 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 75 75 76 75 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 56 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 75.4 78% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 96% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 29.2 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 31.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 114%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Taichi

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	188x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	41x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	35x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	11x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	8x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $525

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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