Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	114% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '18 at 17:28
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 289 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 870 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 196 Parallax 177 152% 186 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 185 Splatting 122 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 239 225 218 211 206 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 422 Mixed 373 SusWrite 245 86% 381 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.2 206% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB 5,890 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 120 123 124 121 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 55.4 Write 107 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 121 64% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 64%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 208GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 91 91 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 85.9 Write 74.3 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 89.4 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 101%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 165GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 86 85 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	45% Average	Read 68.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 81 SusWrite 87 59% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 216% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 3,988 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.4% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 105%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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