Asrock Z270 Taichi

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	233% 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.

Motherboard	Asrock Z270 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170331
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	May 23 '17 at 00:05
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 784 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 1461) 1GB CLim: 850 MHz, MLim: 1026 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 12% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 309GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,832 Write 1,351 Mixed 1,545 350% 1,576 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.3 177% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 242 250% 413 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 353%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 931GB free Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 121 116 6941 (04) Start/Stop count 83 83 17681 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15926 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1699 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 166 166 103508 (C2) HDA temperature 120 104 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 192 192 1454 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 195 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 145 0	54.9% Above average	Read 120 Write 70.9 Mixed 97.7 73% 96.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 0.97 4K Mixed 0.18 72% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 59%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010) 6,983 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 485GB free Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 37 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8958 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1006 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 65 65 25628 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 993 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 107 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 898 (C2) HDA temperature 120 106 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.2% Good	Read 131 Write 103 Mixed 105 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.52 150% 1.38 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 144%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z270 Taichi

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	188x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	41x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	38x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	35x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	11x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	8x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $534

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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