Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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	120% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	218% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '20 at 08:20
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 272 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 842 78% 653 Pts	64-Core 1119 69% 1119 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 183 Parallax 178 133% 175 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 168 Splatting 117 108% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 369GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 620 621 616 619 618 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,600 Write 1415 Mixed 607 SusWrite 656 238% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 55.4 206% 75.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 1,085 DQ Mixed 802 697% 1,035 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 254%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 601GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1923 1891 1275 1038 1010 1042 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2,101 Write 2,055 Mixed 1,320 SusWrite 1,363 384% 1,710 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 79.4 262% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1400 DQ Write 1,191 DQ Mixed 1,247 948% 1,279 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 372%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 30GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 54.2 Write 55.8 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 63.9 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 85GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 107 112 108 105 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 103 Write 63 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 107 63% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 113%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 881GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 102 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 89 Write 85.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 100 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 9GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 80 78 76 70 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 81.8 Write 74.2 Mixed 68 SusWrite 77.9 56% 75.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 4x8GB 2,084 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 30.9 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 34.4 SC Mixed 25.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 101%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $43Bench 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	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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