Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '18 at 20:34
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	SAU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 (68^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 228 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 717 75% 604 Pts	64-Core 975 60% 975 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.5% Good	Lighting 83.9 Reflection 84.7 Parallax 69 68% 79.2 fps	MRender 80.6 Gravity 83.1 Splatting 78.1 66% 80.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 117 117 119 120 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 474 Mixed 339 SusWrite 150 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 50.8 193% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 271 200% 263 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 110GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 73 71 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 133 Write 125 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 72.1 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 192GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 66 67 66 68 67 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61% Good	Read 146 Write 117 Mixed 90 SusWrite 66.7 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 85%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 443GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 87 88 88 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 85.5 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 87.5 97% 72.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.9% Above average	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.4 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 12.7 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	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