Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31% 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)
Boot Drive	78.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 10:30
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 824 79% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,086 67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3763) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 36.6 32% 35.4 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 35.2 30% 36.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 120GB 3,401 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: BBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 118 113 108 106 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 389 Write 135 Mixed 187 SusWrite 111 45% 206 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.2 166% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 97.6 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 76.5 70% 104 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 81%
OCZ Vertex 4 256GB-$400 12,355 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 70GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 402 399 401 399 402 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 369 Write 412 Mixed 252 SusWrite 402 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 40.1 168% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 39.3 94% 191 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 106%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 25GB free Firmware: 1D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 74 89 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 97.8 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 79.1 71% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: A580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 118 123 119 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 76 SusWrite 118 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 13GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 58 69 83 80 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 89 SusWrite 73.7 74% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.9 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 15.5 43% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 62%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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