Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	277% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 01:51
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 968 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,300 80% 1,300 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.5% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.3 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 26 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 643 600 611 612 614 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,466 Write 2,308 Mixed 1,504 SusWrite 645 386% 1,731 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 84.8 284% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,211 DQ Write 1,045 DQ Mixed 1,128 845% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 340%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 159 156 164 185 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 173 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 168 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 97%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 153 175 171 181 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 180 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 172 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 243% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253 5,267 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 28.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 115%

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,960 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	2,879x
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	358x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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