Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	219% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '17 at 12:15
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,025 101% 825 Pts	64-Core 1,316 81% 1,316 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2551 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 157 Parallax 134 122% 147 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 145 Splatting 115 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 477GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,403 Write 1,881 Mixed 1,664 440% 1,983 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 71.3 263% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 626 DQ Write 505 DQ Mixed 277 286% 469 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 353%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 2,313 Write 1,071 Mixed 1,120 329% 1,501 MB/s	4K Read 58.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 26.6 197% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 59.4 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 27 45% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 236%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 8GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7199 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1414 (AB) Unknown 100 100 80395088 (AE) Unknown 100 100 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 92 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 97 97 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7795 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9600 (F9) Unknown 100 100 401406225	94.4% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 434 Mixed 435 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 21.6 137% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 54.7 82% 159 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 101%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 140GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 148 144 9566 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10968 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 34316 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3347 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 298 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 316322 (C2) HDA temperature 121 103 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 122 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	42.4% Average	Read 72.3 Write 75.4 Mixed 63.9 53% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.24 70% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 60%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 131GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 153 149 5333 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5042 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 47347 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3548 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 474 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5021 (C2) HDA temperature 110 94 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	37.2% Below average	Read 68.8 Write 60.1 Mixed 61 48% 63.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.68 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 81GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 3 (03) Spinup time 169 165 6508 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10704 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 22971 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3205 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 393 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 145 145 165206 (C2) HDA temperature 120 105 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 3	65.8% Good	Read 119 Write 111 Mixed 82.6 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.14 67% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 26.5 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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	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