Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% 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	45.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	46 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210319
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 22:44
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 84.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 273 90% 165 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 795 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,070 66% 1,070 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 301 Parallax 332 263% 319 fps	MRender 359 Gravity 260 Splatting 192 212% 271 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 712GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 115 189 104 186 118 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	45.7% Average	Read 151 Write 97.9 Mixed 272 SusWrite 157 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 19.7 4K Mixed 20.5 85% 24 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 21.2 DQ Mixed 30.8 40% 75.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 102%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 204GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 89 89 90 92 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 86.1 Write 89 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 85.7 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 113%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 171 175 174 174 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 108%
Seagate SkyHawk 4TB (2016)-$90 7,966 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: CV11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 175 176 173 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 180 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 173 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
Seagate SkyHawk 6TB (2016)-$143 139 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 207 208 208 208 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 10% Great: 108%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$73 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 127 129 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 137 Write 140 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 127 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 113%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 95 94 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 77.9 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 92.7 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GF2X08QFHH36-135-K 4x16GB 246 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 72.4 55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 117%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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