Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	35% 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	283% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55.8% Above average	Memory 47 1-Core 83.6 2-Core 167 54% 99.1 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 742 63% 543 Pts	64-Core 1,114 69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 55.8% 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 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 45.7 Parallax 37 32% 40.8 fps	MRender 56.5 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 51.6 40% 49.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 554 553 547 535 539 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,528 Write 1,975 Mixed 1,548 SusWrite 588 369% 1,660 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 88.5 295% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,296 DQ Write 1,138 DQ Mixed 1,216 912% 1,217 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 340%
WDC WDS200T2B0A 2TB 2,924 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 667GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 433 441 440 427 453 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 434 Mixed 312 SusWrite 436 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 52.1 188% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 260 219% 319 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 218GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 316 316 315 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 467 Mixed 397 SusWrite 331 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65 224% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 9GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 465 Mixed 446 104% 466 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 67.2 230% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113 87,239 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	64.2% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 22.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 7.7 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 172 23% 172 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 120%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,894x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	183x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	760x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16