Asrock Z370 Taichi

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.67% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	224% 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 Z370 Taichi (all builds)
Memory	15.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191031
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '22 at 17:28
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 849 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 1,228 76% 1,228 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% ASRock(1849 3E92) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1994 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	5.67% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 70 Parallax 9.1 6% 28.9 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 0.3 5% 6.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.67% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kbg50zns256g NVMe KIOXIA 256GB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 163% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 11200104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1145 389 391 388 396 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,058 Write 1,578 Mixed 1,388 SusWrite 517 309% 1,385 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 80.9 247% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 818 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 743 548% 725 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 264%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 135 133 127 138 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 123 Write 121 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 131 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 763GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 186 188 188 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 94.1 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 186 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 939GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 145 143 143 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 136 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 145 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 114%
INTEL SSDSC2BB48 480GB 425GB free, PID 1068 SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 391 380 384 396 398 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	301% Outstanding	Read 358 Write 402 Mixed 283 SusWrite 390 492% 358 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 29.6 2,848% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.2 DQ Write 61.9 DQ Mixed 31.9 3,284% 39.7 MB/s

WD Elements 25A2 750GB 1,458 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 352GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 82.2 Write 85.1 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 109 113% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 46%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 480GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 154% 353GB free, PID a001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 420 418 419 405 389 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 377 Write 415 Mixed 292 SusWrite 412 512% 374 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 55.8 4K Mixed 31.4 3,062% 37.7 MB/s	DQ Read 27.6 DQ Write 70.9 DQ Mixed 33.5 3,653% 44 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 322% Great: 322%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FHD1 4x8GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 22 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 106%

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Typical Z370 Taichi Builds (Compare 975 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

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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 $600Bench 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 $269	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 $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