Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 159% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 10:51
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$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 above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 142 2-Core 242 91% 160 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 882 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,122 70% 1,122 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 253 Parallax 323 212% 279 fps	MRender 304 Gravity 233 Splatting 143 176% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 256GB-$225 3,223 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: HTRAN101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 68 62 56 63 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 317 Write 108 Mixed 231 SusWrite 63 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 18 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 38.4 115% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 91.2 DQ Mixed 179 144% 209 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 106%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 452GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 465 467 473 474 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 446 SusWrite 466 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 66.3 218% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 360 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Seagate 600 240GB-$215 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 130GB free Firmware: C675 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 436 435 440 438 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 432 Mixed 326 SusWrite 436 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 37.3 142% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 251 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 102GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 383 319 303 286 266 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 483 Mixed 377 SusWrite 336 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 62.3 213% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 200 197 194 201 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 180 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 198 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 25.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38 SC Mixed 29 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 57.2 70% 57.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 104%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,899x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	214x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	762x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 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	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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