Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	146% 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	267% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	33 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	8.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 18:07
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$193 746,287 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 (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 853 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 210 Parallax 209 162% 206 fps	MRender 243 Gravity 198 Splatting 129 149% 190 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 597 595 605 600 603 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	267% Outstanding	Read 2,408 Write 1,947 Mixed 1,467 SusWrite 644 360% 1,617 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 81.2 274% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,124 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 1,043 780% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 340%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 170GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 310 311 305 310 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 448 Mixed 366 SusWrite 330 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.7 153% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 252 216% 318 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 119 121 121 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 115 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 120 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 157GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 115 115 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 146 Write 125 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 115 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 500GB 2,264 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 406GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 38 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 39.1 48% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 4x16GB 1,664 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB 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	71.6% Very good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 22.3 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 143%

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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	2,897x
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	171x
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	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $23	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