Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 18:31
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 644 8-Core 939 99% 791 Pts	64-Core 1,340 83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6591) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 203 Parallax 190 160% 196 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 191 Splatting 129 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6194 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.47% Terrible	Lighting 8.73 Reflection 12.8 Parallax 8.84 7% 10.1 fps	MRender 13.8 Gravity 7.87 Splatting 17.5 11% 13 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.47% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$129 492 User benchmarks, average bench 158% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 520 549 516 539 504 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,520 Write 575 Mixed 475 SusWrite 519 170% 772 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 56.5 237% 94.1 MB/s	DQ Read 704 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 543 432% 606 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 193%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 86GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 64 57 54 61 60 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 493 Write 368 Mixed 158 SusWrite 86.7 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 37.9 150% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 111 112% 185 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 82%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 124 122 122 125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 62 SusWrite 124 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 69%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 114 113 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 106 Write 106 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 113 70% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 318GB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 90 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 92.8 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 100GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 148 148 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 149 Mixed 31 SusWrite 147 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 107%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 124 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 95.7 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 122 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 171 175 175 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 89.2 Write 126 Mixed 109 SusWrite 173 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 232% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 25.8 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 31.3 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 110%

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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	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: $1,030

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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