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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	300% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '19 at 00:31
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 165 2-Core 331 107% 198 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 970 101% 810 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 215GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 573 565 566 567 551 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,547 Write 2,225 Mixed 1655 SusWrite 568 390% 1,749 MB/s	4K Read 67.6 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 91.8 308% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,829 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 1,336 1,049% 1465 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 340%
WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 250GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 225GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 271 271 271 271 270 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 510 Write 301 Mixed 353 SusWrite 292 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 60.6 211% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 231 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 76% Great: 129%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 243GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 682 671 616 618 616 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 2037 Write 1,732 Mixed 817 SusWrite 692 294% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 66.8 263% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,007 828% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 254%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 649GB free Firmware: AX0A3H SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 90 91 93 98 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 96 Write 61.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 93.5 52% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 89% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 57%

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 (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 28.4 103% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 29.4 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 49.3 81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $95Bench 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