Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
Boot Drive	406% 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	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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 00:36
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 298 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 989 90% 757 Pts	64-Core 1,297 80% 1,297 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 377A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 180 Parallax 166 130% 168 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 156 Splatting 120 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 311GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2175 2178 2199 2172 2145 2163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2788 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,450 SusWrite 2,172 483% 2,157 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 90.6 324% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1473 DQ Write 1,339 DQ Mixed 1,387 1,046% 1,400 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 393%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 197GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 490 490 470 486 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 473 Mixed 360 SusWrite 485 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 40.4 153% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 171 172% 275 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 53GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 111 105 108 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 260 Write 143 Mixed 177 SusWrite 109 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 44.2 163% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 145 DQ Mixed 112 90% 124 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 73%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 667GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 111 119 117 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 125 Write 115 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 114 69% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 26.4 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 32.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 47.7 84% 47.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 107%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,932x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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 $52

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