Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '19 at 14:50
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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 above expectations (68^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 130 2-Core 257 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 847 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FF4) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 169 Parallax 181 142% 175 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 149 Splatting 106 117% 149 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,789 Write 831 Mixed 385 218% 1,002 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 44.3 188% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 696 580% 844 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 45GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	42.9% Average	Read 78.7 Write 75.3 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 70.5 53% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 109%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB 64,984 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 28GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 125 126 126 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 123 Mixed 95.8 SusWrite 126 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 110%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 17GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 87 87 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 154 Write 139 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 86.1 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 24 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.3 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,030

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