Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.
Boot Drive	211% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 01:32
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (50^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-$192 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 853 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 146 Parallax 136 112% 140 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1081 950 802 792 819 750 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 2,253 Write 1,384 Mixed 799 SusWrite 866 294% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 42.9 4K Mixed 42.8 142% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 122 DQ Mixed 203 236% 432 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 353%
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 81GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 330 318 310 331 308 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 566 Write 410 Mixed 315 SusWrite 327 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 38.4 4K Mixed 31.3 106% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 178 129% 170 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 31GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,331 Write 7,801 Mixed 8,045 1,870% 8,393 MB/s	4K Read 661 4K Write 266 4K Mixed 362 1,607% 430 MB/s	DQ Read 1,508 DQ Write 1,060 DQ Mixed 1,054 849% 1,207 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 160 169 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	88% Excellent	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 88 SusWrite 163 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 98%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$215 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 283GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 110 107 115 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 109 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 98%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$125 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 939GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 132 131 137 129 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 142 Write 127 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 132 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 99%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 143 144 138 144 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 144 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 141 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 100%
Seagate NAS HDD 2TB-$98 3,967 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 161 159 161 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 151 Mixed 68 SusWrite 159 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 100%
MKNSSDCR 120GB-MX 120GB 69GB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 38 35 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.9% Good	Read 39.8 Write 40.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 36.1 53% 38.8 MB/s	4K Read 12 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 12.1 1,004% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 13 DQ Write 21.7 DQ Mixed 14.6 1,283% 16.4 MB/s

ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 2775 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 38.3 Mixed 31 SusWrite 4.6 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 2x16GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	85% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26.3 86% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.5 SC Mixed 26.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 93%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $192Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	404x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	293x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x

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 $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $475

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16