Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	215% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 04:13
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 159 2-Core 316 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 619 8-Core 996 99% 807 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 37.9 Parallax 30.9 27% 34 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 33 Splatting 42.7 34% 40.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 266 266 265 264 262 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,888 Write 1431 Mixed 669 SusWrite 321 238% 1,077 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 57.6 213% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,338 DQ Write 1,143 DQ Mixed 856 747% 1,112 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 51GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,764 Write 9,354 Mixed 9,432 2,127% 9,517 MB/s	4K Read 850 4K Write 512 4K Mixed 300 1,943% 554 MB/s	DQ Read 1,959 DQ Write 1,416 DQ Mixed 1468 1,156% 1,614 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 388GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 589 592 593 593 591 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 2,520 Write 2,299 Mixed 1,491 SusWrite 872 401% 1,795 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 87.8 296% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,445 DQ Write 1,210 DQ Mixed 1,322 992% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 340%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 85GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 76 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 95.2 Write 88.7 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 76.7 62% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 54 55 55 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 60 Write 53 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 54.7 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C14 2x8GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 26.8 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 31 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 121%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
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 $127Bench 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	127x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

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