Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	239% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	800 x 600 - 32 Bit colores, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 10:09
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 869 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6798) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 201 Parallax 195 153% 194 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 183 Splatting 126 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1138 1226 1226 1136 1154 1089 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,832 Write 1,239 Mixed 848 SusWrite 1,161 283% 1,270 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 56.8 202% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 389 DQ Mixed 575 465% 677 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 247%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 294GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 96 98 97 96 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 1,013 Write 820 Mixed 571 SusWrite 169 143% 643 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 39.5 139% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 380 322% 460 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 182%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 97 92 95 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35% Below average	Read 27.5 Write 26.2 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 93.5 32% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.4 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 90%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 331 329 335 335 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 335 Write 246 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 330 179% 248 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 235% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 236%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 3TB 287 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 861GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 118 116 118 118 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 126 Mixed 81 SusWrite 117 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 29.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 33.9 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 97%

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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 $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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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