Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (13%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 00:49
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 270 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 928 86% 716 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 57.6 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 56.6 47% 59.2 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 51.2 Splatting 49.6 44% 55.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 916 Write 706 Mixed 339 144% 654 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 43.7 160% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 290 255% 376 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 133%
Initio INIC-1610P 160GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 27GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 30 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 36 Write 37.5 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 35.7 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 16,105 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 19.6 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 100%

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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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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 Builds (Compare 1,627 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	628x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	311x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	222x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	43x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16