Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.6% 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	300% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 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	Dec 13 '18 at 20:32
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 157 2-Core 300 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,032 101% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,286 80% 1,286 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 67.5 Parallax 60.2 54% 64.5 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 63.3 Splatting 54 51% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 233GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 641 645 644 648 648 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,531 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,405 SusWrite 694 376% 1,688 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.7 309% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,452 DQ Write 1,266 DQ Mixed 1,331 1,006% 1,350 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 158GB free Firmware: X21200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 474 479 474 479 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 467 Mixed 287 SusWrite 478 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.9 170% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 161 174% 290 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
Crucial C300-CTFDDAC128MAG 128GB 2,094 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 59GB free Firmware: 0007 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 122 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 331 Write 134 Mixed 174 SusWrite 132 43% 193 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 7.4 63% 15.2 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 62%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 12.01B02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 75 75 75 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 80.7 Write 79.7 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 74.8 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 24.7 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 30.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 101%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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