Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.3% 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)
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180110
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '18 at 07:01
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 865 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% XFX(1682 9290) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 83.3 54% 69.2 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 76.4 54% 64.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 18566 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 272 (B1) Unknown 98 98 36 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 44 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 154 (F1) Unknown 99 99 36197633137
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 143 143 21498888626 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 8004 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24243 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 268 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 8664 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 8664 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 227634380834 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	92.2% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 159 Mixed 154 119% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 80% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 107%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 4725 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6168 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 62 62 15339 (0A) Spinup retry count 223 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 190 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 126 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 8849 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 214749478950 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 78 78 8917 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 297 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	63.3% Good	Read 125 Write 96 Mixed 105 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.23 64% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 677 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 0202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 104 Write 97.5 Mixed 80.3 118% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.17 63% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 44%
Toshiba External USB HDD 500GB 634 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 210GB free, PID a004 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 34.1 Write 37.4 Mixed 18.7 38% 30.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.42 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.27 60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 190GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	19.3% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 39.4 Mixed 13.2 36% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.27 69% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 231 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 171%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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