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 above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	318% 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 01:36
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 796 88% 692 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 400GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1618 1085 624 615 617 617 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,419 Write 2,280 Mixed 1,462 SusWrite 862 392% 1,756 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 92 315% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1708 DQ Write 1,475 DQ Mixed 1453 1,127% 1,545 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 68GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 643 333 335 289 285 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,422 Write 1,123 Mixed 772 SusWrite 362 204% 920 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 59.9 254% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 1272 DQ Mixed 711 668% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Intel MEMPEK1W016GA 14GB 866 User benchmarks, average bench 207% 13GB free Firmware: K3110310 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 142 140 141 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 814 Write 141 Mixed 240 SusWrite 142 72% 334 MB/s	4K Read 252 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 145 623% 167 MB/s	DQ Read 874 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 247 248% 423 MB/s
Poor: 161% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 245%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 650GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 112 108 111 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 132 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 111 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 104 105 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.8 Mixed 88 SusWrite 105 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.2 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 27.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 54.3 74% 54.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,897x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	760x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	171x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16