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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 11 '19 at 08:40
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 237 89% 155 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 814 77% 638 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,519 Write 8,239 Mixed 8,273 1,865% 8,344 MB/s	4K Read 600 4K Write 336 4K Mixed 387 1,583% 441 MB/s	DQ Read 1,632 DQ Write 1,308 DQ Mixed 1,299 1,019% 1413 MB/s
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
Transcend TS480GMTS820S 480GB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 100GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 148 142 136 138 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 427 Write 152 Mixed 135 SusWrite 140 47% 214 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 10.2 49% 12.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 92%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 118 117 115 112 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 74.3 Write 88.2 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 113 66% 89.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.5 248% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 151 148 142 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 51.5 Write 72.7 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 144 52% 72.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 231% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 52GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 141 139 142 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 142 Write 118 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 140 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 199% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 75GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 126 123 123 127 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 69.3 Write 119 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 123 63% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 183% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 87%
Generic Mass-Storage 8GB 1,181 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 5GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4 5.1 5 4.4 4.9 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	3.38% Terrible	Read 12.8 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.7 7% 6.07 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.38% Great: 10%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7 16,591 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.1 0.1 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2.2 Write 0.2 SusWrite 1 1% 1.13 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 32.3 MC Mixed 24.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 32.4 SC Mixed 27.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.2% 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 $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,870x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	209x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	750x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	293x

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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	184x
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: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,072

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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