Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180704
Uptime	9.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 271 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 654 73% 575 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 101%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% ASRock(1849 3E92) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6292 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.45% Terrible	Lighting 6.8 Reflection 9.81 Parallax 6.25 6% 7.62 fps	MRender 9.48 Gravity 6.07 Splatting 13.3 8% 9.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.45% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.6% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 136 Parallax 125 102% 129 fps	MRender 89.4 Gravity 135 Splatting 88.2 84% 104 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 0GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 515 Write 1,212 Mixed 414 161% 714 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 56.7 213% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 1,225 DQ Mixed 1,054 822% 1,122 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 18GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 454 Write 456 Mixed 425 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 51.7 175% 62.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 360 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 126%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 404GB free Firmware: 0604 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 176 Write 138 Mixed 77.5 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 32GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 47.5 Write 73.5 Mixed 53.8 44% 58.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Toshiba MG05ACA800E 8TB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4TB free Firmware: GX0R Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 194 Write 176 Mixed 90.8 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.4 182% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 133%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 133GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 82.3 136% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,481 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 22 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 18.9 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 136%

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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 $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