Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	120% 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.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asrock Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 02:52
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 256 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 817 78% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,047 65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 497.29 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 177 Parallax 164 133% 168 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 163 Splatting 119 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% ASRock(1849 3E92) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Lighting 7.1 Reflection 10.3 Parallax 8.7 6% 8.7 fps	MRender 10.9 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 12.4 9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,472 Write 2,324 Mixed 1,539 469% 2,112 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87 290% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,198 DQ Write 868 DQ Mixed 1,021 766% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 51GB free Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 92 76 75 74 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 425 Mixed 394 SusWrite 139 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49 172% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 234 198% 285 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 134GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 233 211 247 212 252 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 274 Mixed 297 SusWrite 223 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.7 167% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 290 212% 278 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 91%
Sabrent Disk Dev 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 395 392 396 394 395 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.6% Very good	Read 358 Write 379 Mixed 347 SusWrite 396 84% 370 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 28.5 93% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 141 DQ Mixed 133 101% 134 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 18.6 64% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 20.7 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 120%

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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 975 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Taichi - $330

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	619x
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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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