Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	131% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 04:11
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 84.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 88% 160 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 828 79% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87% 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 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.1% Above average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 166 Parallax 166 33% 124 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 172 Splatting 117 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 440GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 468 459 473 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 475 Mixed 392 SusWrite 471 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.4 213% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Apple TS256C 251GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 18GB free Firmware: CJAA0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 182 174 178 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 194 Write 190 Mixed 108 SusWrite 181 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 28.2 90% 33.3 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 58.3 DQ Mixed 33 27% 37.7 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 50%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 463GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 403 411 416 415 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 408 Mixed 322 SusWrite 411 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 91.7 4K Mixed 40.1 142% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 196 166% 242 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 122 114 122 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	50.4% Above average	Read 140 Write 112 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 118 152% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 50.4% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 1x8GB 2,457 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.1 31% 10.9 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 48%

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

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,879x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	358x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $183	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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