Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 148% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	143% 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	248% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1024 x 600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '18 at 05:14
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 1,025 98% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,277 79% 1,277 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3013 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	143% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 212 Parallax 213 167% 210 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 203 Splatting 136 128% 158 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 663 655 655 657 655 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,139 Write 1755 Mixed 665 SusWrite 697 292% 1314 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 63.6 238% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1078 DQ Write 1,051 DQ Mixed 883 713% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 592GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 489 491 489 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 473 SusWrite 489 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 61.3 205% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPUK NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 23,829 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 185GB free Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 269 275 269 269 269 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,155 Write 756 Mixed 824 SusWrite 290 168% 757 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 64.7 225% 83.4 MB/s	DQ Read 838 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 742 560% 752 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 141%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$130 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 196 200 199 196 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 198 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 199 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 0.5 220% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 0701 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 147 149 148 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 143 Write 140 Mixed 110 SusWrite 147 100% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 25.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 31.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 109%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,899x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	215x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	762x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16