Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	13.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 18:13
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 906 89% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% EVGA(3842 1370) 1GB CLim: 720 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Lighting 15.2 Reflection 18 Parallax 13.7 12% 15.6 fps	MRender 21.2 Gravity 15.5 Splatting 18 15% 18.2 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 14%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,650 Write 1,465 Mixed 572 271% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 57.6 211% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 961 DQ Mixed 672 602% 911 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 271GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 330 155 122 106 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 458 Mixed 343 SusWrite 214 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 40.9 151% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 186 170% 261 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 174GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 60 60 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 58.7 Mixed 43.3 SusWrite 60 40% 54.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 35%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 22GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 47 Write 47.7 Mixed 44.7 SusWrite 45.3 34% 46.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 59%
Seagate DJI Fly Drive 2TB 93 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 36 Write 40.7 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 39.4 28% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 25.7 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 30.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 5-CF Builds (Compare 3,444 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	305x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,057

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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