Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 03:14
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 266 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 871 86% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,097 68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Sapphire(174B 3001) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48.6 Reflection 32.4 Parallax 61.5 40% 47.5 fps	MRender 31.2 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 40.3 33% 39.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 365 357 363 171 367 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 254 Mixed 328 SusWrite 330 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 41.6 146% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 197 176% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 487 488 489 423 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 468 Mixed 445 SusWrite 440 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.4 210% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 311 310 310 310 310 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,236 Write 1,098 Mixed 1,176 SusWrite 485 276% 1,248 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 77.2 263% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 988 730% 961 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB 612 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 448GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 658 608 608 609 611 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2385 Write 2,183 Mixed 1,374 SusWrite 880 381% 1,706 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 86.3 287% 99.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,193 DQ Write 927 DQ Mixed 1049 788% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 332%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 2x8GB 3,827 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 15.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 104%

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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 $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	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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