Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

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	125% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 967 96% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,249 77% 1,249 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 308 309 309 303 306 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 494 Mixed 402 SusWrite 325 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 64.8 222% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 56GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 124 124 128 132 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 399 Write 154 Mixed 202 SusWrite 130 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40.5 160% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 185 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 162 123% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 82%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 247GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 303 293 298 288 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 365 Mixed 271 SusWrite 300 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 39.4 164% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 211 192% 294 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 153 151 154 152 152 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 153 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 151 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 679GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 121 120 128 124 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 124 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 5,121 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 28.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 33.9 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 46.6 86% 46.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,932x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
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

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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 $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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