Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	247% 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 K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 21:10
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 954 96% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,200 74% 1,200 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 39.9 Reflection 46 Parallax 37.3 32% 41.1 fps	Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.5 41% 45.7 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$4 10,188 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 876 543 548 548 550 550 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 2,384 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,266 SusWrite 602 316% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87 289% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 65.4 DQ Write 1,033 DQ Mixed 91.4 208% 397 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 293%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 94GB free Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 55 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 502 Write 439 Mixed 396 SusWrite 91.9 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 46 159% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 47.1 95% 188 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 92%
Samsung S2 Portable 3 500GB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 112GB free, PID 6093 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 97 97 96 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 87 Write 70.8 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 96.1 105% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 128% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 42%
Sony Hard Drive 1TB 284 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 54GB free, PID 0b7d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 81.7 Write 77.3 Mixed 32 SusWrite 62.7 83% 63.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB 6,535 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 25.7 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 36.3 SC Mixed 29.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 103%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	403x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	291x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $468

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16