Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	546% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	2.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '20 at 22:57
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 95.8 1-Core 129 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 823 76% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,041 64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6161) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 70.6 Parallax 60.4 53% 65.3 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 68.8 55% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 50 49 48 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	546% Outstanding	Read 6,244 Write 57.5 Mixed 112 SusWrite 49.1 336% 1,616 MB/s	4K Read 725 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 7.1 1,109% 245 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 546% Great: 155%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 90GB 648 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 83GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 55 55 53 49 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 153 Write 62.7 Mixed 112 SusWrite 54.3 21% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 11.6 86% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 90.1 74% 106 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 49%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 773GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1757 947 536 597 596 613 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,712 SusWrite 841 378% 1,685 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 70.6 253% 96.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,439 DQ Write 1,216 DQ Mixed 1,276 970% 1,310 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 347%
Seagate ST3500410AS 500GB 4,621 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 18GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 91 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 90 Write 83.2 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 89.4 60% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 72%
Kingston DataTraveler R 2GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 1604 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8.1 7.6 8.1 8 8.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	6.76% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 6.5 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 7.9 11% 9.15 MB/s	4K Read 11.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 42% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.76% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 27.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 94%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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