Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	272% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '21 at 22:54
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 150 2-Core 289 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 878 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,173 73% 1,173 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2671 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 147 Parallax 138 110% 140 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 142 Splatting 123 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 595GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 618 291 295 285 290 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 2484 Write 2,341 Mixed 1,381 SusWrite 573 378% 1,695 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 81.5 280% 98.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,015 DQ Mixed 1,133 851% 1,141 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 55GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 28 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 201GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 25 25 26 30 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 52GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 9.7 10 10 9.7 10 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 705 Write 0.7 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 10.1 129% 180 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 712% 5.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 610GB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 136 136 137 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 143 Write 139 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 133 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 85%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 177 177 181 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 163 Mixed 59.4 SusWrite 177 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 353% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 34 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 47 SC Mixed 33.5 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%

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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 $113Bench 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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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 $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