Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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.
Boot Drive	113% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180322
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '18 at 04:51
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 290 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 951 90% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,163 72% 1,163 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% 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: 411.63 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 176 Reflection 196 Parallax 196 143% 189 fps	Gravity 178 Splatting 129 132% 153 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 306 306 306 297 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 317 Mixed 351 SusWrite 301 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 55.7 192% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 348 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 294GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 474 388 306 308 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 455 Mixed 435 SusWrite 362 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.6 193% 68.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 359GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 309 308 309 310 309 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 299 Mixed 274 SusWrite 307 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.9 155% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 245 210% 311 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 930GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 181 185 187 185 156 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 149 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 174 101% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 30 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.4 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 120%

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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 $37
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