Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.6% 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	99% 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	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.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 17:33
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 772 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 1,025 63% 1,025 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3777) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2059 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 75.1 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 63.9 61% 71 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 67.7 56% 69.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 254 258 258 259 257 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 351 Mixed 278 SusWrite 272 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 47 165% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 201 165% 236 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 117%
Adata SU650 253GB 599 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 67GB free Firmware: Q0303B SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 404 408 412 337 413 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 404 Mixed 354 SusWrite 396 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51 176% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 218 188% 276 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 447GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 174 174 173 173 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 135 Write 119 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 173 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 702GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 198 206 205 205 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 169 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 200 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 25.8 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 27.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 111%

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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