Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.5% 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	216% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	27.8 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (57^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)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 840 83% 677 Pts	64-Core 1113 69% 1113 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 45.6 Parallax 40.7 39% 44.6 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 37.7 32% 39.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 510 SSD ZP500CM30001 500GB 3,097 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 380GB free (System drive) Firmware: STPSC014 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 578 588 628 642 589 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,442 Write 2,266 Mixed 1578 SusWrite 802 344% 1522 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 63 215% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,274 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 1,192 826% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 281%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 29GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 113 107 95 94 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 356 Write 144 Mixed 205 SusWrite 105 45% 202 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 41.3 159% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 116 101% 152 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 534GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 170 168 166 166 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 91.5 Write 90 Mixed 71 SusWrite 168 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 171 173 173 174 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 151 Mixed 84 SusWrite 170 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 747GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 140 141 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 99 Write 113 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 140 69% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 184 190 190 190 196 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 90%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 143 147 146 146 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 22 Write 72.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 144 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 5,767 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 20.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 21.8 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%

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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 $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	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

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 $184	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) $35	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