Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	37.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 13:54
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 265 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 821 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 197 Parallax 193 142% 188 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 173 Splatting 127 115% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 69 109 91 94 85 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.3% Below average	Read 441 Write 118 Mixed 87.2 SusWrite 88.8 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 8.9 45% 12.2 MB/s	DQ Read 35.8 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 11.6 12% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 56%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 262GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 658 648 632 574 584 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,512 Write 2,356 Mixed 1,546 SusWrite 674 395% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 65.4 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 88.8 299% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,441 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1,248 937% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 340%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 32GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 298 334 301 288 285 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 442 Write 316 Mixed 118 SusWrite 300 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 10.8 50% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 35.1 DQ Write 11.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 13% 20.3 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 812GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 103 104 102 102 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 188 Write 171 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 102 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2HU416R 2x8GB 5,099 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 24.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 30.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 47.6 84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 107%

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF Builds (Compare 1,297 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	402x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	288x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	28x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

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