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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 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	229% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 05:09
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 630 8-Core 998 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,321 82% 1,321 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 102%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 998 541 306 306 306 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,549 Write 1465 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 460 306% 1,387 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 86.8 298% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 69.7 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 1,008 521% 430 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 280%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120 11,799 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 129GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 396 385 421 383 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 402 Write 416 Mixed 333 SusWrite 392 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.5 152% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 40.5 106% 222 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 197GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 410 255 221 209 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 466 Mixed 361 SusWrite 277 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 46.8 171% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 48.7 118% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 59GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 374 375 372 375 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 376 Mixed 324 SusWrite 360 88% 395 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 44.2 160% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.7 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 45.5 43% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 103%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 199GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 369 306 307 307 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 1,474 Mixed 1,101 SusWrite 475 308% 1,394 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 85.9 306% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 63.6 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 552 304% 277 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 179 186 186 175 191 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.2% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 13.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 43 93% 43 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 120%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,947 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,868x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	209x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	749x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	293x

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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	184x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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