Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	124% 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.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 00:13
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 136 2-Core 262 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 790 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 151 Reflection 142 Parallax 144 123% 146 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 123 Splatting 101 106% 135 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 469GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 458 461 451 468 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 442 Mixed 411 SusWrite 461 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.5 192% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 306 246% 345 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 186GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 228 238 223 223 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 385 Write 254 Mixed 270 SusWrite 223 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.1 166% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 152 141% 219 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 91%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 709GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 94 95 95 96 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 144 Write 138 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 94.4 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 87%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 88.3 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 28.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 38.7 SC Mixed 29.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 109%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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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	270x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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