Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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.
Boot Drive	285% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '20 at 14:57
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 928 90% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 985 983 984 982 979 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,983 Write 2255 Mixed 1,770 SusWrite 1,039 396% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 79 277% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,151 DQ Mixed 1,250 945% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 297%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 110GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 125 74 90 74 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 251 Write 104 Mixed 332 SusWrite 147 47% 208 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 31.3 139% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 173 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 175GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 188 190 191 190 189 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 156 Write 158 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 189 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 131GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 137 132 145 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 157 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 123 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 110%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 346GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 15 14 14 12 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	7.08% Terrible	Read 7.5 Write 15.2 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 16.8 8% 10.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 7.08% Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 169 169 169 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 144 Write 150 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 162 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 4.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 323% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 98%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 64GB free Firmware: 1805 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 70 78 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 83.8 Write 53.6 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 78.5 49% 66.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 66%
ASMT 2115 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 513GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 100 101 100 101 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.6% Average	Read 86.1 Write 17.9 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 99.2 83% 64.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M1A2400C16 32GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384 MB Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 21.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 23.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 84%

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,995 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,902x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	215x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	763x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $167Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	188x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $1,102

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16