Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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	127% 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 Drive	240% 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 Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '18 at 01:30
Run Duration	407 Seconds
Run User	JOR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 153 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 1,002 99% 806 Pts	64-Core 1,266 78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 195 Parallax 178 146% 184 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 167 Splatting 123 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,521 Write 1,257 Mixed 1,317 373% 1,698 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 42.3 192% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 53.3 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 29.7 44% 78.2 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 236%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 169 4291 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 347 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 10090 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 148 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 184 184 49350 (C2) HDA temperature 116 111 31 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	72.3% Very good	Read 123 Write 128 Mixed 121 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.2 103% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 84%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 145GB free, PID 10b8 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 41.3 Write 40.2 Mixed 39.7 52% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.23 78% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 43%
WD Elements 500GB 10,869 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 69GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 52.1 Write 57.6 Mixed 51.5 70% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.17 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 41%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 15,750 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 8GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	4.49% Terrible	Read 20.3 Write 3.21 Mixed 3.55 8% 9.01 MB/s	4K Read 3.57 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.003 14% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.49% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4266 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.9% Average	MC Read 13.8 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 13.3 39% 13.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 123%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,030

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