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 way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	271% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 17:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,051 103% 844 Pts	64-Core 1,349 84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 2,759 Write 1,428 Mixed 1,686 431% 1,958 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 40.4 230% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 58.5 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 39.5 55% 97.5 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 292%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 192GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 957 Write 985 Mixed 909 212% 950 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 29.8 171% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 457 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 140 195% 357 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 133%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 138 132 4100 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8052 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10278 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4078 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 932 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 193 193 21916 (C2) HDA temperature 114 103 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	83.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 145 Mixed 138 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.35 4K Mixed 0.27 113% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%
WDC WD10 EZRX-00L4HB0 1TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 433GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 103 146% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.25 97% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 28.2 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 33.6 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 46.8 85% 46.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

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	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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