Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	372% 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.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 05:23
Run Duration	289 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$186 746,287 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 (96^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 921 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1149 71% 1149 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 177 Parallax 175 133% 172 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 175 Splatting 120 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2326 1204 1215 1219 1218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 3,379 Write 2,453 Mixed 1,837 SusWrite 1,570 515% 2,310 MB/s	4K Read 69.4 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 86.6 292% 99.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 1,043 DQ Mixed 1,118 841% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 445%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1351 304 306 305 305 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 2,024 Write 1,472 Mixed 547 SusWrite 479 250% 1,130 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 55.1 242% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,174 DQ Mixed 803 690% 1,010 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 308 307 308 308 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1752 Write 1,382 Mixed 528 SusWrite 479 229% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 62.1 237% 91.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 1,190 DQ Mixed 683 641% 990 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 513GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 492 493 488 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 468 Mixed 388 SusWrite 491 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 61 202% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 358 273% 369 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.4 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 29.8 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

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

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Typical Z370 Taichi Builds (Compare 973 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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	617x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	90x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	80x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	28x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,139

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