Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	207% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 21:59
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (53^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% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 246 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 809 75% 626 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 58 48% 60.7 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 57.4 Splatting 55 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 449 455 450 451 444 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,831 Write 1,602 Mixed 605 SusWrite 497 252% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 53.8 194% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,031 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 937 717% 972 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 254%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 120 123 123 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 119 Write 116 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 122 70% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 139 139 138 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 129 Write 121 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 138 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 101 101 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 90 Write 90.7 Mixed 56 SusWrite 99.3 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 61%
WD My Passport 0741 1TB 1,389 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 160GB free, PID 0741 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 77 78 76 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 75.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 76.6 93% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 44%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 58GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.2% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 16 Mixed 21 SusWrite 15.8 27% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 2.2 119% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.2% Great: 39%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 155 155 156 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 154 181% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 68%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 123 126 124 125 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 145 Write 139 Mixed 97 SusWrite 125 169% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 130% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.9% Very good	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 108%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	293x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	185x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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