Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '18 at 22:53
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 879 87% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270-$140 47,409 User benchmarks, average bench 24% Sapphire(174B E271) CLim: 945 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	26% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 29.7 Parallax 40.2 27% 34.3 fps	MRender 25.8 Gravity 27.3 Splatting 34.1 24% 29.1 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 26%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 160GB-$149 13,029 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4PC10365 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11426 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4315 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 346 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 550 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 126 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 479299 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 2439 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 49 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 686746 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 479299 (F2) Unknown 100 100 506444	41.8% Average	Read 241 Write 145 Mixed 185 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 32 4K Mixed 14.9 61% 21.2 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 60.9 DQ Mixed 32.3 44% 82 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 45GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 210943513 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 79 79 22478 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 94666546 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 17956 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 90 37 10865 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 65969 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 51 521666590 (C2) HDA temperature 30 49 47244640286 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 26 22 210943513 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 100253126634844 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1418963903 (F2) Unknown 100 253 4164267082	51.7% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 86.2 Mixed 73.4 63% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.48 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 70%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 28GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 82 82 6380 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9419 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 12795 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 15938 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2485 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 53 370278422 (C2) HDA temperature 77 52 403832855 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1685093 (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 100 100 12558 (C8) Write error rate 99 94 133 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	32.5% Below average	Read 55.6 Write 57.4 Mixed 73.7 47% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.26 69% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 22GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 150 (03) Spinup time 105 105 55878025878 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4024 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 35 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 47583 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1528 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4187 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4187 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 279173529637 (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	26.7% Poor	Read 47 Write 45.6 Mixed 51.9 36% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.19 4K Mixed 0.31 75% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 46%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 135 129 4233 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2961 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 14647 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1628 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 658 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 165 165 105448 (C2) HDA temperature 116 96 27 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	68.4% Good	Read 134 Write 104 Mixed 84.9 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 0.56 4K Mixed 0.18 46% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB 2,735 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.2 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 20.3 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 99%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 85%

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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	271x

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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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 $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