Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '18 at 13:34
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 927 94% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,239 77% 1,239 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 40.8 Reflection 32.1 Parallax 38.3 33% 37.1 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 37 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,546 Write 2,353 Mixed 1,655 486% 2,185 MB/s	4K Read 66.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 91.9 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,478 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,009% 1360 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 804GB free Firmware: CC9E SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 145 139 145 140 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 121 Write 90.8 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 141 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 123 117 120 125 126 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 99.9 Write 112 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 120 64% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.6 252% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 111 113 114 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 104 Write 96.5 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 112 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.5 138% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 67%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 167 160 170 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 140 Write 158 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 168 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 292% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 105%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 117 115 117 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 139 Write 128 Mixed 95.1 SusWrite 116 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 97%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 80 80 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 117 Write 117 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 79.1 124% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 55%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 94GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 27 27 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.6% Poor	Read 81.3 Write 117 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 26.6 96% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 113% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 45%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 27 27 28 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 110 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 26.5 104% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 0.7 396% 4.03 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 0.9 399% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 82%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 698GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 27 27 28 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 76.3 Write 91.9 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 26.6 94% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.7 383% 3.93 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 0.8 389% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 18.3 MC Mixed 14.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.1 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 103%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	626x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	310x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $721

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 $179	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