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 above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	205% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 01:24
Run Duration	265 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 262 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 1,000 88% 748 Pts	64-Core 1301 80% 1301 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$40 10,318 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1214C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 230 230 227 229 228 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,853 Write 1,536 Mixed 1190 SusWrite 231 267% 1,202 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 52.9 245% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 954 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 86.3 310% 680 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 248%
HP S700 Pro 256GB-$38 1,325 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 110GB free Firmware: Q0308D_H SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 465 467 468 465 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 448 Mixed 423 SusWrite 466 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.9 173% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 95.8 128% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 224GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 492 494 493 407 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 459 SusWrite 444 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 59.3 210% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 954GB free Firmware: Q0922FS SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 463 465 464 466 463 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 453 Mixed 412 SusWrite 464 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 49.2 174% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 260 195% 256 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 126%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 110 118 115 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 128 Write 130 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 115 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 223GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 142 144 142 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 165 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 142 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 21GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 34 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 134 Write 57 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 27.9 88% 74.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.6 232% 4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 29.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 31.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 104%

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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	2,879x
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	358x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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