Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '20 at 05:23
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

Watch Gameplay: 2070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 88.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 100% 185 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 927 96% 773 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2172) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.6% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 126 Parallax 129 110% 130 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 102 62% 72.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 128GB 12,357 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 26GB free Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 87 88 91 89 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 384 Write 221 Mixed 225 SusWrite 98.5 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 66.5 4K Mixed 39.2 134% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 202 169% 248 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 87%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 24GB free Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 131 200 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 307 Write 207 Mixed 239 SusWrite 179 52% 233 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.8 166% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 129 126% 203 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 82%
Toshiba THNSNK256GVN8 M.2 2280 256GB 597 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: K8DC4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 180 239 187 193 206 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 42% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 479GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 100 102 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	58% Above average	Read 104 Write 89.7 Mixed 62 SusWrite 98.5 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 314GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 160 159 159 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 118 Write 100 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 158 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.2 70% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 34,252 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 17 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 112%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 5-CF Builds (Compare 3,449 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,937x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	541x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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 $37Bench 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	85x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,037

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16