Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	138% 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 Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '18 at 10:53
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 308 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 968 98% 794 Pts	64-Core 1,162 72% 1,162 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 119 Parallax 101 88% 109 fps	MRender 99.5 Gravity 101 Splatting 106 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 1,540 Write 346 Mixed 402 164% 763 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 15.6 128% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 31.6 128% 289 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 144%
Adata SX850 256GB 659 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 142GB free Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 177 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 57 (A3) Unknown 100 100 9 (A4) Unknown 100 100 10617 (A5) Unknown 100 100 48 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (94) Unknown 100 100 7886 (95) Unknown 100 100 269 (96) Unknown 100 100 139 (97) Unknown 100 100 238 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 2995 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 54273 (F2) Unknown 100 100 81671 (F5) Unknown 100 100 191106	106% Outstanding	Read 528 Write 484 Mixed 505 113% 506 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 36.8 154% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 31.1 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 80.5 94% 151 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 126%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 21GB free Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4606 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 733 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 512 (AD) Unknown 100 100 524320 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 148 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 92 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5275	84.8% Excellent	Read 520 Write 353 Mixed 358 91% 410 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 10.4 104% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 46.9 102% 213 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 101%
Seagate ST9160412AS 160GB-$24 2,432 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 79GB free Firmware: 0701 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 72.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 73.2 55% 73.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.21 4K Mixed 0.17 38% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 46%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 435GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 60.3 Write 58.8 Mixed 53.3 73% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.26 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.18 53% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-4GVK 8502 3200 C16 Series 04CD F4-3200C16-4GVK 8502 3200 C16 Series 16GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.8 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.1 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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