Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '18 at 14:49
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 910 96% 766 Pts	64-Core 881 54% 881 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_M510DC_2.5"_7mm_480GB 480GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0013 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 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2718 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 86 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 73 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 63 158914838559 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 3354 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F7) Unknown 100 100 11014242 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1668213	93.2% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 400 Mixed 402 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 34 139% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 60.3 93% 175 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 58GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 98 98 196609 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 118 118 12897878206 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 621 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3154 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 213 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1670 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1670 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 236224708644 (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	98.1% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 177 Mixed 141 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.15 64% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 9GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 40 Write 41.2 Mixed 10.7 37% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.2 56% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88A30-FGGHMZ 2x8GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 30.1 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,896x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	760x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16