Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	287% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 00:07
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 866 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 151 Parallax 130 115% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 136 Splatting 111 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1496 1444 1411 1475 1534 1461 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,058 Write 1,816 Mixed 821 SusWrite 1,470 345% 1,541 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.3 230% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,065 DQ Write 895 DQ Mixed 936 713% 966 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 353%
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 97GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 340 347 334 325 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 581 Write 445 Mixed 369 SusWrite 332 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 74.5 4K Mixed 40.6 141% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 373 DQ Mixed 209 186% 275 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 393GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 459 464 465 454 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 463 Mixed 401 SusWrite 462 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 63.6 211% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 115 114 114 118 112 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 184 Write 145 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 114 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 113%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 58GB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 114 116 150 83 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 123 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 100%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 133 134 132 135 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 130 Write 127 Mixed 77 SusWrite 133 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 99%
WDC WD60 EZRX-00MVLB1 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 2TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 41 43 40 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.9% Poor	Read 40 Write 40.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 41.5 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 102% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x16GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 26.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 26.3 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 93%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	402x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	288x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	28x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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