Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 18:32
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$208 746,287 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 (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 957 92% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,288 80% 1,288 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3762) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 178 Parallax 154 140% 168 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 195 Splatting 135 125% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,504 Write 1,469 Mixed 981 362% 1,651 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 84.9 302% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 1009 785% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 76GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 235 272 257 230 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 484 Mixed 440 SusWrite 265 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.5 197% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 231 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 97GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 494 491 494 375 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 419 SusWrite 425 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.6 220% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 416GB free Firmware: MJ6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 131 131 132 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 101 Write 106 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 131 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 104%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,888x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	755x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,071

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16