Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 110%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics109% 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 Drive100% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170922
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 21:03
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 1,055
102% 839 Pts
64-Core 1,329
82% 1,329 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 107%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 154
Parallax 137
117% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 139
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 409
Mixed 437
98% 438 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 27.9
149% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 235
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 74.2
112% 207 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Mushkin ECO3 480GB-$155
58GB free
Firmware: P033
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Read 500
Write 249
Mixed 270
75% 339 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 70.3
4K Mixed 26.4
122% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 46.1
87% 177 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 101%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
28GB free
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
298% Outstanding
Read 2,745
Write 1,206
Mixed 1,182
374% 1,711 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 42.4
247% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,132
DQ Write 795
DQ Mixed 272
390% 733 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 298%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
310GB free
Firmware: CC25
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 144
Write 134
Mixed 130
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.2
67% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 27.7
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.2 GB/s
Latency 45.2
89% 45.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,955 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,049
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