Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	294% 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	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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '19 at 15:32
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 (93^rd percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 897 88% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 176 Parallax 161 133% 167 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 164 Splatting 116 107% 131 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 546GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1167 1155 1166 1170 1171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,048 Write 1,675 Mixed 735 SusWrite 1,192 315% 1,412 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 67.6 266% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,385 DQ Write 1,248 DQ Mixed 1,129 898% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 302%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 64GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 189 192 196 196 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 464 Write 188 Mixed 226 SusWrite 192 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 17.4 108% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 90.2 DQ Write 81 DQ Mixed 56.9 51% 76 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 72%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 62GB free Firmware: 0309 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 196 185 185 197 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 467 Write 187 Mixed 225 SusWrite 190 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 17.3 106% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 84.7 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 55 48% 72 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 72%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 28GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 125 Write 71 Mixed 75.5 106% 90.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 2.8 182% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 37%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 256GB 158 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 173GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 21 22 30 30 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 20.2 Mixed 23.8 SusWrite 25.2 33% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 31% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.1 MC Mixed 19.6 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 103%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,881x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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