Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 134% UFO


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	138% 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	330% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 05:12
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 601 8-Core 992 97% 796 Pts	64-Core 1256 78% 1256 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.6911 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.01% Terrible	Lighting 8.1 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 8.62 7% 9.73 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16.9 11% 12.7 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.01% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2858 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 201 Parallax 198 160% 199 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 192 Splatting 128 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 516GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1491 1183 1186 1198 1191 1192 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	330% Outstanding	Read 2,565 Write 2,393 Mixed 1,623 SusWrite 1240 438% 1,955 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 90.2 302% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,375 DQ Write 1,223 DQ Mixed 1,288 969% 1,295 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 330% Great: 372%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 380GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 494 494 494 493 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 468 SusWrite 493 111% 493 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.7 216% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 270 228% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 200 200 198 202 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 193 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 200 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.9 260% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 113%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$86 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 148 146 146 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 148 Write 130 Mixed 77 SusWrite 146 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTRG 04CD F4-3200C16-8GVKB 04CD F4-3600C18-8GTRG 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3400, 3400, 3400, 3400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.4 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 28.5 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 112%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,895x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	760x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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	170x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16