Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	131% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '18 at 16:36
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 164 2-Core 332 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 663 8-Core 993 103% 828 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3077 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 208 Parallax 205 149% 199 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 187 Splatting 130 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2030 2147 1237 1170 1169 1164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	372% Outstanding	Read 2417 Write 2,088 Mixed 1,363 SusWrite 1486 412% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 68 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 95.1 335% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1,950 DQ Write 1,706 DQ Mixed 1,666 1,293% 1774 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 372% Great: 372%
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 407GB free Firmware: SVN105 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1509 1443 1486 1477 1417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 2,353 Write 1415 Mixed 1,039 SusWrite 1,466 349% 1,568 MB/s	4K Read 67.3 4K Write 210 4K Mixed 93.4 333% 124 MB/s	DQ Read 1290 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 856 721% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 322%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 108 114 109 114 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 104 Write 41.4 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 112 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 175% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 72%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 107 110 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 112 Write 107 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 109 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 145 147 150 148 151 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 151 Write 136 Mixed 82 SusWrite 148 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 2,584 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 31.8 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.1 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 43.8 91% 43.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%

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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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	81x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	79x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,134

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