Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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.
Boot Drive	277% 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 Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '19 at 21:28
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$186 746,287 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 (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 960 98% 789 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3550 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 165 Parallax 177 146% 174 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 151 Splatting 113 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 302 303 304 305 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,465 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,279 SusWrite 476 314% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 88.6 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 978 DQ Write 1,428 DQ Mixed 1,012 819% 1,139 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 46GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 492 491 492 411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 386 SusWrite 478 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 49.4 186% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 135GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 86 88 87 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 111 Write 104 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 86.8 69% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 543GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 113 113 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 121 Write 110 Mixed 107 SusWrite 112 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 360GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 147 149 150 147 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 149 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 148 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149 321 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 225 224 226 226 225 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 200GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 103 103 102 104 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 103 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.3 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 31.7 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 110%

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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	2,874x
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	752x
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	185x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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