Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 135% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	193% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 01:53
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 969 97% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,293 80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 200 Parallax 194 146% 191 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 172 Splatting 125 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 579 526 560 543 539 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,849 Write 986 Mixed 713 SusWrite 564 227% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 49.8 208% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 315 277% 432 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 243%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 184 181 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 179 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 181 99% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: JB0OA3P0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 227 234 239 233 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 239 Write 177 Mixed 39 SusWrite 232 124% 172 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 0GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70.3 Write 63.2 Mixed 54 47% 62.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 27 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 28.8 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 110%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	625x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	310x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	220x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $724

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) $35	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