Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.9% 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	346% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180705
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 20:43
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$191 746,287 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)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 634 8-Core 972 99% 803 Pts	64-Core 1,259 78% 1,259 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6283) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.9% Very poor	Lighting 20.3 Reflection 23.4 Parallax 19 16% 20.9 fps	MRender 29 Gravity 20.3 Splatting 26.4 21% 25.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$102 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1699 1493 1414 1098 1033 892 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,633 Write 2,317 Mixed 1,860 SusWrite 1,272 452% 2,020 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 94 319% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1503 DQ Write 1,367 DQ Mixed 1,422 1,070% 1,431 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 410%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 468 470 359 310 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 466 Mixed 342 SusWrite 394 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.1 177% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 251 190% 256 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 26.1 93% 32.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 31.1 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,953x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	545x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	275x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	486x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	307x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $102Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	151x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	123x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	143x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16