Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	10.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	341% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 22:56
Run Duration	139 Seconds
Run User	DOM-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 556 8-Core 834 86% 695 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250 54,392 User benchmarks, average bench 9% EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Lighting 11.5 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 9.78 9% 11.6 fps	MRender 16.1 Gravity 12 Splatting 15.7 12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116 16,263 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 222GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 1670 1682 932 925 1690 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,579 Write 1,613 Mixed 1,267 SusWrite 1,412 382% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 97.4 322% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 1093 DQ Mixed 1,184 880% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 355%
Seagate ST6000VX0011-1T317Z 6TB 1,843 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 5TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 179 181 181 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 176 Mixed 55 SusWrite 181 108% 149 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 271% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 78GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 72 71 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 35.1 Write 50.4 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 70.6 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 4ATF51264AZ-2G3B1 2x4GB 3,242 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 21 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 24.3 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 75%

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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