Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$199 746,287 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 (85^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 848 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 204 Parallax 188 159% 196 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 163 Splatting 126 110% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$117 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 429 454 412 477 312 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 473 Mixed 367 SusWrite 417 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 40.1 140% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 183 185% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$175 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 461GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 455 389 370 375 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 469 Mixed 386 SusWrite 406 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 42.3 160% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 336 248% 329 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
BUFFALO HD-GDU3 2TB 185 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 1TB free, PID 0235 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 27 171 177 171 176 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 294 Write 393 Mixed 330 SusWrite 137 395% 289 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 23.6 1,738% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 31.1 DQ Mixed 12 1,549% 21.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 219%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248 5,582 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.3 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 112%

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

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 4,024 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,922x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	217x
Core i7-8086KIntel $449Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	187x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	769x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	362x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	160x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $129Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	189x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,118

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16