Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	90.9% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 23:13
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 872 86% 704 Pts	64-Core 1,090 67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.92 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 158 Parallax 136 116% 145 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 145 Splatting 117 104% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 67 90 76 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 454 Mixed 356 SusWrite 109 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.9 160% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 180 177% 282 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 91%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 28GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 144 10 23 28 43 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48.6% Average	Read 230 Write 105 Mixed 168 SusWrite 56.5 31% 140 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 11.8 97% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 75.4 88% 148 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 91%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 379GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 486 482 485 420 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 488 Mixed 449 SusWrite 441 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.2 208% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 474GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2390 2141 1122 1131 1123 1119 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,424 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,488 SusWrite 1,504 435% 1,938 MB/s	4K Read 63 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 88.3 294% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,518 DQ Write 1,319 DQ Mixed 1,407 1,058% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 372%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 113GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 111 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 98.3 Write 93.8 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 112 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT16G4DFD824A.C16FDD 859B CT16G4DFD824A.M16FH 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.8% Average	MC Read 13.7 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 83%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,879x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	358x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $183	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) $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