Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '19 at 21:36
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$193 746,287 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)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 283 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 954 98% 788 Pts	64-Core 1261 78% 1261 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.8% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 31.8 Parallax 37.9 32% 36.4 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 36.7 31% 38 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 33%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2610 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 142 Parallax 122 111% 133 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 134 Splatting 107 95% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 252GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 500 Write 487 Mixed 418 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 48.8 174% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,452 Write 1,469 Mixed 1,186 375% 1,702 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 85.4 292% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 1,157 DQ Mixed 1,009 776% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 156GB free Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 506 Write 164 Mixed 235 66% 302 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 9.8 4K Mixed 15.9 86% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 20.1 59% 140 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 114GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 505 Write 154 Mixed 219 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 4.2 72% 16.4 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 254GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 73.3 Write 74.5 Mixed 57.3 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 4TB free Firmware: CC49 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,884 Write 53.2 Mixed 49.2 1,903% 2,662 MB/s	4K Read 1,069 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 44,591% 357 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 517GB free Firmware: AX1P1A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 98.2 Write 95.3 Mixed 32.7 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 62%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$20 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 116GB free Firmware: CA14 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 56 Write 56.8 Mixed 41.5 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 60%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 113GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 173 Write 108 Mixed 74.5 136% 118 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%

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 above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 107%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,937x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	541x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 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	85x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,037

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16