Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	193% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '18 at 21:53
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 826 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 285 278 275 273 273 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,514 Write 1,403 Mixed 522 SusWrite 332 209% 943 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 54.7 206% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,152 DQ Write 1,071 DQ Mixed 667 622% 963 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 236%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-514 480GB 2,428 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 137GB free Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 395 402 401 402 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 401 Mixed 276 SusWrite 398 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 39.4 141% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 272 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 190 168% 251 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 99%
OCZ Agility 4 256GB-$90 1,416 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 77GB free Firmware: 1.5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 173 183 183 184 185 MB/s Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72.1% Very good	Read 232 Write 180 Mixed 166 SusWrite 181 42% 190 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 29.9 140% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 202 156% 215 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 87%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 166GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 483 479 481 484 378 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 411 Write 468 Mixed 385 SusWrite 464 98% 432 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 43 158% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 341 256% 342 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 572GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 101 101 101 100 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 74 SusWrite 100 67% 91.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 91 96 95 98 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 97.3 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 95.3 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 1,605 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 24 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.6 70% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 114%

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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	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

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	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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	127x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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