Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	250% 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	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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	14.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	25.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 17:08
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 142 2-Core 275 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 879 84% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,158 72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% 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 3751) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 3058 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 196 Parallax 193 150% 191 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 182 Splatting 121 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% 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% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 1005 1009 1021 1015 1003 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 1,759 Write 1,588 Mixed 662 SusWrite 1,024 281% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 53.3 195% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,387 DQ Write 1,186 DQ Mixed 1,121 885% 1,231 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 302%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 186 185 194 190 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 192 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 188 118% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 541GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 22 22 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 41.3 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 21.3 25% 33 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 542GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 39 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 21.4 38% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 891 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 14.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 115%

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

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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