Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% 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	120% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '18 at 04:24
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 260 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 822 76% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,042 64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 70.1 Parallax 87 56% 75.2 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 56.4 53% 65.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 453 450 459 403 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 468 Mixed 442 SusWrite 432 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 56.3 183% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 292 239% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Drevo X1 pro 1TB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 804GB free Firmware: Q0810B SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 412 407 414 414 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 409 Mixed 326 SusWrite 409 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 32.6 127% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 223 183% 259 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 97%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 711GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 101 100 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 73 Write 76 Mixed 60 SusWrite 93.2 56% 75.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 65%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 121 121 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 118 Write 118 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 120 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30CESTK.8FD 2x8GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 20.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 22.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
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	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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