Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	299% 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.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '20 at 16:57
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (44^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)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 832 81% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,095 68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 181 Parallax 163 136% 171 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 164 Splatting 118 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% 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% 199GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 581 581 583 581 577 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,383 SusWrite 629 385% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 67.8 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 92.9 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,438 DQ Write 1,264 DQ Mixed 1,318 997% 1,340 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 340%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 157GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 910 911 913 910 911 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,082 Write 905 Mixed 606 SusWrite 910 196% 876 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51 178% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 476 DQ Write 677 DQ Mixed 377 341% 510 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 372%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 101GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 23 34 37 37 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	9.7% Terrible	Read 4.2 Write 7.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 29.6 9% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 19% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 9.7% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 31GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 69 70 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 65.8 Write 62.5 Mixed 48 SusWrite 69.4 45% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 73%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 156GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 85.3 Write 84.9 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 107 62% 84.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 905GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 167 170 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 136 Mixed 69.9 SusWrite 167 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 7,847 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 28.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 112%

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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 $127Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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