Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	278% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '18 at 20:56
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$179 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 273 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 874 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 1142 71% 1142 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.8% 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 3752) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 205 Parallax 179 147% 188 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 180 Splatting 130 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 544GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1254 974 1166 1139 1167 1129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 1,282 Mixed 718 SusWrite 1138 251% 1,117 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 86.3 306% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,478 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 1,272 981% 1,340 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 294%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 238GB free Firmware: 4L7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 500 315 325 322 325 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,393 Write 995 Mixed 667 SusWrite 352 189% 852 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 90.7 320% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,564 DQ Write 1,122 DQ Mixed 1,026 852% 1,237 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 236%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$181 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 563GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 144 137 143 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 142 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 121%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 150GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 110 111 111 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 115 Write 109 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 112 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FAD 4x8GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 29 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 25.3 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 24.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 96%

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 4,006 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,911x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	216x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	766x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	361x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	211x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	188x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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