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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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	290% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 19:28
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 615 8-Core 984 98% 800 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-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3075 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 157 Reflection 163 Parallax 152 128% 157 fps	Gravity 152 Splatting 107 112% 130 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 641 593 593 593 595 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 2,164 Mixed 1518 SusWrite 867 389% 1,744 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 58.7 255% 91 MB/s	DQ Read 1,641 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 1371 1,044% 1418 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 340%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 99GB free Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 937 933 977 985 1054 1052 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,096 Write 1,205 Mixed 712 SusWrite 990 225% 1,001 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 66 234% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 842 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 563 485% 717 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 210%
WD WD75 00AARS-00Y5B 750GB 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 224GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 69 70 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 55.7 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 67.8 40% 55.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 58%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 509GB free Firmware: 00.0NA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 90.1 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 97.8 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%
WDC WD50 00AAKB-00H8A0 500GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 282GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	20.7% Poor	Read 38.2 Write 41.1 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 41.8 52% 38.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3090 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 25.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 105%

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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	2,880x
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	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	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