Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 116% 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	114% 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	192% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 04:44
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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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-$193 746,287 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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,012 100% 817 Pts	64-Core 1,294 80% 1,294 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 157 Parallax 135 125% 148 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 146 Splatting 114 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 645 646 646 645 645 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,628 Write 1,777 Mixed 590 SusWrite 655 260% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 56.8 214% 82.7 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 350 294% 439 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 254%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 152GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 210 223 209 200 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 399 Write 295 Mixed 301 SusWrite 207 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 22.2 4K Mixed 27.9 101% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 132 109% 158 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 71%
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 76GB free Firmware: 0809 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 164 165 159 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 426 Write 180 Mixed 221 SusWrite 168 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 17.8 123% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 134 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 57.2 61% 102 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 70%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 157 161 160 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 143 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 160 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 277% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 109%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119 3,343 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 109 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 87 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 108 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 99%
938 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 3GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.8 3 3 3 2.8 3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 2.2 Mixed 2 SusWrite 2.9 5% 4.85 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 29.3 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 113%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,896x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	760x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16