Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	189% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 02:09
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$198 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 853 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 1098 68% 1098 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 154 Parallax 132 121% 145 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 145 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 267GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1693 931 582 596 595 594 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,643 Write 1,607 Mixed 679 SusWrite 832 266% 1,190 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 59 220% 84.1 MB/s	DQ Read 46.2 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 64.7 60% 89 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 842GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 1006 1039 1890 1525 1532 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2461 Mixed 1680 SusWrite 1,318 453% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 68.3 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 95 324% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 68.1 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 95.4 81% 115 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 410%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4.5TB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 201 192 189 168 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 144 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 183 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 110%
Hitachi HMS5C4040ALE640 4TB 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3.5TB free Firmware: MPAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 129 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 123 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 128 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 19.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 23.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 127%

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Typical Z370 Taichi Builds (Compare 971 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Taichi - $330

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	617x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	90x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	79x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	145x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	79x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	65x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	45x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	38x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	31x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,146

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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