Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.5% 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)
Boot Drive	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 16:05
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 282 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 911 89% 730 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 63.1 60% 69.7 fps	MRender 69.9 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 70.1 57% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 120GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 87 90 92 77 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 446 Mixed 362 SusWrite 101 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 42.4 162% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 320 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 181 178% 282 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 128GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 124 123 123 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 108 Write 111 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 124 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 1x16GB 1,306 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	44.9% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.5 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 47%

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

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

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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 $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	311x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	148x
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 $76Bench 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 $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $531

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16