Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

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

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '19 at 22:40
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 262 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 838 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,072 66% 1,072 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.4 Parallax 44.2 39% 48.7 fps	Gravity 45.4 Splatting 61.8 49% 53.6 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,969 Write 1,457 Mixed 563 292% 1,330 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 49.6 196% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 45.7 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 350 314% 444 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 736GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1328 1431 1437 995 530 528 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,454 Write 1,453 Mixed 1,077 SusWrite 1,042 282% 1,256 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 73.7 259% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 159 248% 447 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 295%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 86GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 100 100 100 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 147 Write 125 Mixed 31 SusWrite 98.7 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3000C16-8GTZR 32GB 206 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.8% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 103%

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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	2,882x
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	754x
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 $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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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