Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	284% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 01:15
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 920 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,194 74% 1,194 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1385 1207 1217 1211 1209 1203 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,144 Write 1,786 Mixed 934 SusWrite 1,239 340% 1,526 MB/s	4K Read 55.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 67.7 258% 95.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1022 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 971 733% 981 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 174GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 492 492 490 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 494 Mixed 407 SusWrite 448 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 67.4 228% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 244GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 496 496 495 496 495 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 405 SusWrite 496 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 67.2 227% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 102 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 103 133% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.5 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 31.2 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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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	2,882x
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	754x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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