Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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	89.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 20:45
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 306 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 603 8-Core 854 91% 728 Pts	64-Core 891 55% 891 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 145 Parallax 124 106% 133 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7PD480HAGM-000D3 480GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM02D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 122 116 88 70 132 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 312 Write 160 Mixed 238 SusWrite 125 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 47.6 178% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 159 165% 273 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 109%
Intel 540s Series 480GB 4,519 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 392GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 119 119 119 163 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 488 Write 459 Mixed 394 SusWrite 159 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 38.8 139% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 29.4 DQ Write 87.9 DQ Mixed 39.8 36% 52.4 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 95%
WD WD10EVVS-63M5B0 1TB 1,639 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 823GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 4.7 3% 4.7 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 58%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 108 109 108 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 93 Write 90.5 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 108 128% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 49%
ST332082 0A 320GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 60GB free, PID 007e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 36 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 36.4 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 18%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 32GB 1,207 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 11GB free, PID 00d2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 7.1 22 11 2.3 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 95.5 Write 33.7 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 11.5 44% 41.6 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 31.6 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.2 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 53.6 75% 53.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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