Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	212% 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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180302
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	May 04 '18 at 21:17
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 791 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.9% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 72.4 Parallax 62.6 56% 68.1 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 66.3 55% 67 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,795 Write 1,182 Mixed 1,218 309% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 28.8 180% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 419 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 167 178% 299 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 236%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 36GB free Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 16616 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 210 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 138 (AE) Unknown 100 100 38 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 61 167503724575 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (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 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 8266685565 (F7) Unknown 100 100 9670029 (F8) Unknown 100 100 839380086	70.5% Very good	Read 496 Write 132 Mixed 211 61% 280 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 25 113% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 42 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 32.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,941x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	541x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 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	85x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16