Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	246% 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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 19:27
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 132 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 807 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.8% 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 3751) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2862 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 153 Parallax 139 149% 158 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 173 Splatting 117 110% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 835 836 904 902 845 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,763 Write 1,438 Mixed 871 SusWrite 893 277% 1,241 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 72 246% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 984 744% 1,000 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 294%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 156GB free Firmware: 4L7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 512 324 325 326 325 323 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,748 Write 1,234 Mixed 741 SusWrite 356 226% 1,019 MB/s	4K Read 55.7 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 76.5 264% 95.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,184 DQ Write 1022 DQ Mixed 955 756% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 236%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$181 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 586GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 139 144 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 104 Write 111 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 144 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 170% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 121%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$78 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 104GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 111 113 116 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 115 Write 105 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 114 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 186% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.7% 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 below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.2 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 96%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,914x
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	767x
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	212x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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 $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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