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 (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	205% 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '18 at 03:04
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 306 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 988 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1,278 79% 1,278 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3761) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2858 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 199 Reflection 207 Parallax 211 162% 206 fps	Gravity 201 Splatting 135 144% 168 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0MU031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^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 100 100 279 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 57 184684773410 (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 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1355584612 (F7) Unknown 100 100 42411174 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2058097 (B4) Unknown 0 0 9382 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 492 Mixed 478 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 36.5 133% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 32.9 81% 164 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Patriot Pyro 240GB-$172 345 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: 332ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 57784490003294 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3431 (AB) Unknown 0 0 2 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 2166 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 2 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 128 30 128850985088 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4090 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4622 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4622 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5108	49.8% Average	Read 188 Write 155 Mixed 143 36% 162 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 99 4K Mixed 9.29 89% 41.5 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 44.2 69% 131 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 81%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,945 Write 1,103 Mixed 1,146 308% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 24.8 170% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 132 126% 203 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 236%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 102GB free Firmware: 1.5.1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (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 6836 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1450 (E8) Unknown 100 100 7703627349 (E9) Unknown 99 0 99	90.1% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 372 Mixed 396 91% 410 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 21 125% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 110 129% 224 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 26.3 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 33.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 107%

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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	2,881x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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