Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	50.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180222
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '18 at 22:50
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 1,009 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,284 80% 1,284 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.4% Above average	Lighting 61.8 Reflection 69 Parallax 57.2 50% 62.7 fps	MRender 72.9 Gravity 56.5 Splatting 57.7 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 123 124 120 117 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 442 Mixed 313 SusWrite 145 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 55.5 202% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 178 184% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 112GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 405 407 408 407 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 444 Write 397 Mixed 273 SusWrite 407 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 28.3 111% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 158 128% 187 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 86%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 166 163 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 160 Mixed 92.3 SusWrite 165 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 224% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 886GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 120 121 124 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 113 Write 131 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 122 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.5 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 30.4 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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