Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 06:21
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 632 8-Core 949 98% 791 Pts	64-Core 949 59% 949 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 218 277 219 242 255 MB/s Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	67.9% Good	Read 211 Write 95.2 Mixed 100 SusWrite 246 36% 163 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 88.8 4K Mixed 26.2 110% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 138 137% 212 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 91%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1.5TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1498 1535 1527 1534 1596 1650 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 1521 Write 1,675 Mixed 1,128 SusWrite 1,557 332% 1,470 MB/s	4K Read 62.1 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 87 305% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 921 DQ Mixed 319 411% 736 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 282%
Seagate ST500VT000-1DK142 500GB 8,025 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 465GB free Firmware: 0001MBC1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 106 67% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 4x8GB 442 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 32.3 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%

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

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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	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

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	168x
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	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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