Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 786 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 72.5 Parallax 64.3 59% 69.8 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 66.4 Splatting 66.4 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 575GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 460 452 467 469 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 450 Mixed 427 SusWrite 457 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.4 192% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 297 243% 345 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 123%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 193GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 209 158 227 228 233 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 379 Write 248 Mixed 279 SusWrite 214 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.5 168% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 138 138% 222 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 91%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 142 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 107 104 106 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 178 Write 148 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 105 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 28.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 31.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

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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 $95Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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