Gigabyte GA-Z370M AORUS Gaming-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	199% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z370M AORUS Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370M AORUS Gaming-CF (all builds)
Memory	8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 02:53
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 131 2-Core 279 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 920 89% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,340 83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 289GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 434 495 474 477 505 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,439 Write 1,239 Mixed 983 SusWrite 538 235% 1,050 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 47.2 197% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,345 DQ Write 889 DQ Mixed 817 690% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 262%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 71GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 360 369 397 353 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 473 Mixed 327 SusWrite 375 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 37.4 136% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 153 167% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 111%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 129 124 65 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 112 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 115 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 18.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.8 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370M AORUS Gaming-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	132x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	112x
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	109x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	88x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	65x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	40x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	71x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	38x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	18x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	59x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 76%, 20,001 samples	23x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	19x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $331

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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