Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	31.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '19 at 16:53
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 938 95% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,216 75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 38.7 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 36.6 32% 35.6 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 37.7 Splatting 36.5 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 581 613 609 604 594 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,556 Write 2,362 Mixed 1,646 SusWrite 648 402% 1,803 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 92.6 312% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,485 DQ Write 1260 DQ Mixed 1,339 1,012% 1,361 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC9E SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 140 137 140 137 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 143 Write 112 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 136 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 125 129 133 134 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 123 Write 135 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 129 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.8 266% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 90%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 117 119 117 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 117 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 67%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 779GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 108 104 101 106 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 107 62% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 105%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 111 112 114 114 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 154 Write 128 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 112 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 97%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 11GB free, PID 004d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 8.2 9.1 9.1 8.8 4.8 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	4.99% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 7 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 7.8 11% 9.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 12% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.99% Great: 5%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 3TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 76 78 81 81 79 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 58 SusWrite 77.4 121% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 55%
ST6000DX 000-1H217Z 6TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 2.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 76 78 81 81 79 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.5% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 113 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 76.9 117% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 116% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 45%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 661GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 3.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 86.3 Write 111 Mixed 85 SusWrite 0.8 93% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 0.7 384% 3.97 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 10.7 DQ Mixed 0.9 396% 4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 82%
ST5000DM 000-1FK178 5TB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 85.7 Write 90.7 Mixed 82 SusWrite 0.2 84% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 0.7 373% 3.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 0.8 385% 3.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	51.7% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 14.3 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 103%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	630x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	311x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	148x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $513

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16