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 (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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.
Boot Drive	319% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 15:39
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 291 101% 182 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 981 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1639 1662 1664 1652 1636 1629 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 2189 Write 1,806 Mixed 795 SusWrite 1,647 360% 1,609 MB/s	4K Read 52.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 74.3 258% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,297 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 1,092 835% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 491 491 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 444 Mixed 423 SusWrite 491 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 65.6 219% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 135%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 494 494 495 494 494 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 469 Mixed 421 SusWrite 494 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.9 218% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 364 274% 365 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
WD Red Pro 6TB (2015)-$239 995 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 211 199 197 212 215 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 150 Mixed 79.4 SusWrite 208 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 193% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 217 218 218 218 219 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x16GB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.7 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 46.7 SC Mixed 32.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%

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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	2,881x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	169x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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