Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	78.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '18 at 15:13
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 290 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 900 89% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,135 70% 1,135 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 205 Parallax 180 150% 190 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 182 Splatting 136 122% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT256G1122 256GB 1,971 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 265 319 310 309 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 438 Write 302 Mixed 231 SusWrite 302 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 13.4 114% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 83.4 103% 177 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 84%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 343GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 88.6 SusWrite 71.7 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 194 193 195 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 166 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 192 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 2x16GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 32.8 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 32 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 49.7 81% 49.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%

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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	2,881x
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	753x
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