Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	273% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 03:24
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 864 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 194 Parallax 175 145% 183 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% 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% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 564 646 644 634 647 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,469 Write 2,305 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 674 390% 1,749 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 85 281% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 943 DQ Mixed 1,025 766% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 340%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 2TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 14 16 18 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 39 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 16 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 97%
Generic MassStorageClass 129GB 29 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 55GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 12 9.5 14 9.5 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	3.76% Terrible	Read 4 Write 3.7 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 10.9 8% 5.27 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.3 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.76% Great: 39%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 1053 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 15 7 14 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	13.1% Very poor	Read 36 Write 36 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 12.8 37% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 11.2 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 13.1 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 104%

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,955 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
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	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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