Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 170% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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	201% 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	209% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '21 at 06:17
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 308 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 786 90% 703 Pts	64-Core 743 46% 743 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,280 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Asus(1043 87C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 5075 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	201% Outstanding	Lighting 345 Reflection 326 Parallax 143 281% 271 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 142 117% 143 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 715 504 486 468 456 439 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,504 Write 1,645 Mixed 587 SusWrite 511 237% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 55.8 207% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 1,395 DQ Mixed 873 753% 1,097 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 254%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 238GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 449 449 454 438 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 414 Mixed 398 SusWrite 421 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 56.2 195% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 129%
SHGS31-1000GS-2 1TB 11,576 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 555GB free Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 407 395 395 394 374 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 409 Mixed 363 SusWrite 396 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 33.7 132% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 187 183 183 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 130 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 183 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 5,058 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 27.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 28.1 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,422x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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