Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	204% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '18 at 16:22
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	90% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 871 81% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 180 Parallax 166 138% 172 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 160 Splatting 116 106% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron NX500 NVMe PCIe 400GB-$390 497 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.5 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1107 1171 1023 1165 1036 1215 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,005 Write 1,219 Mixed 797 SusWrite 1,119 234% 1,035 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 53.8 186% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 951 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 612 525% 776 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 224%
Patriot Ignite M2 480GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 447GB free Firmware: SAFM02.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 367 366 368 366 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 377 Mixed 316 SusWrite 366 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 36.5 144% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 171 175% 283 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 120GB 3,514 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 112GB free Firmware: MVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 157 156 206 156 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 411 SusWrite 188 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 60.4 208% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 353 264% 351 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 115%
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 447GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 433 435 177 189 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 470 Write 429 Mixed 384 SusWrite 304 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 21.6 124% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 34 83% 168 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 192 194 192 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 196 Mixed 26 SusWrite 191 108% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 120%

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

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,030

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $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