Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	8.33% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '20 at 20:30
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 921 95% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,209 75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2176 MHz, MLim: 2778 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	8.33% Terrible	Lighting 1.57 Reflection 6.15 Parallax 2.78 1% 3.5 fps	MRender 96 Gravity 0.13 Splatting 0.17 22% 32.1 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 8.33% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 273 274 224 249 224 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 460 Write 282 Mixed 276 SusWrite 253 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 24.6 140% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 236 202% 299 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 128%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 263GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 67 69 74 75 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 71 Write 65.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 72.2 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 489GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 122 121 125 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 137 Write 111 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 123 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 105%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$80 108,153 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 124GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 97 101 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 97.7 Mixed 61 SusWrite 99.3 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 1x8GB 4,421 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	48.5% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 12.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 14.5 45% 15.9 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 48%

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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	293x

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	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	185x
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