Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	56.3% 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	236% 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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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 17:17
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 837 89% 710 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.1 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 89.2 58% 77.3 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 68.2 Splatting 57.3 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 7,214 User benchmarks, average bench 184% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB73D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 296 297 296 296 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 1,577 Write 1,307 Mixed 846 SusWrite 329 226% 1,014 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 84.8 295% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,586 DQ Write 1,212 DQ Mixed 1,080 894% 1,292 MB/s
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 243%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 116GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 122 122 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 171 Write 151 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 122 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 163 163 164 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 132 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 162 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 60GB free Firmware: 07.04C07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 107 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 107 Write 109 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 108 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.5 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 30.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 104%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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