Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.7% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190313
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 26 '19 at 15:35
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 753 80% 637 Pts	64-Core 750 46% 750 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 440.97 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 68 Parallax 60.7 55% 65.5 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 63.5 Splatting 53.9 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 342 352 356 354 354 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 353 Mixed 319 SusWrite 349 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 43 152% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 195 174% 262 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 103%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 58GB free Firmware: 525ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 80 78 77 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 138 Write 106 Mixed 108 SusWrite 78.7 24% 108 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 31.5 122% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 97.6 DQ Mixed 87.4 72% 102 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 73%
Samsung HD322HJ 320GB-$44 40,147 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 99GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	55.5% Above average	Read 95.2 Write 46.2 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 98 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 62%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 165GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 121 121 122 122 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 78.5 Write 25.5 Mixed 45 SusWrite 121 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 77%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 455GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 139 144 143 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 138 Write 142 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 142 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 82%
Generic External 320GB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 96GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 35 Mixed 27 SusWrite 37.9 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 20%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 24GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 11 17 13 19 21 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 138 Write 98.2 Mixed 104 SusWrite 27.1 115% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.1 282% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 26.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 28 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 104%

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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	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	305x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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