Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 915 89% 733 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.8% Below average	Lighting 25.3 Reflection 24.9 Parallax 38.4 21% 29.6 fps	MRender 73.6 Gravity 64 Splatting 51.7 50% 63.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,150 Write 153 Mixed 315 116% 539 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 48.8 177% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 443 372% 560 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 53GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 438 467 467 467 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 410 Mixed 332 SusWrite 455 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 40.6 141% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 172 176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 187 162 160 161 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 117 Write 118 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 169 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 114%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 133 136 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 129 Write 125 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 134 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 613GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 188 189 188 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 120 Mixed 67 SusWrite 188 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 17.1 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.7% 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	2,881x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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