Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	345% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '20 at 00:56
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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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 i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 159 2-Core 279 100% 178 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 1,045 102% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,313 81% 1,313 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1425) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.8 85% 101 fps	MRender 90 Gravity 95.8 Splatting 75.7 70% 87.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1471 1106 1117 1132 1096 1102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	345% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 2,421 Mixed 1,663 SusWrite 1,171 438% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 70 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 100 343% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,520 DQ Write 1,370 DQ Mixed 1,397 1,061% 1,429 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 345% Great: 372%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 123 128 128 133 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 110 Write 119 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 126 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 269% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 92%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 767GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 137 139 137 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 95.7 Write 83 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 137 62% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 331% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 300GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 78 79 78 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 96.5 Write 84.2 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 77.2 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 67%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 28GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	27.2% Poor	Read 114 Write 22 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 13.9 48% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.9 190% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 32.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%

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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	294x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
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) $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