Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 148% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	169% 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	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	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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '18 at 02:13
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 791 87% 685 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 1503) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 228 Parallax 263 196% 244 fps	MRender 259 Gravity 234 Splatting 144 166% 212 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 461 425 317 284 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,716 Write 602 Mixed 754 SusWrite 384 190% 864 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 55.2 222% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,200 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 466 417% 656 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 283%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 13GB free Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 395 Write 367 Mixed 280 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 39.5 153% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 319 243% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 6GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 255 Mixed 308 78% 354 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 46.2 169% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 343 253% 334 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 116GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 106 106 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 144 Write 148 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 104 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 107%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 1TB 1,056 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 840GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 122 120 120 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 80.8 Write 103 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 121 72% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 160% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 36.2 MC Mixed 26.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 29.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 107%

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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