Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	237% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 19:49
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 87% 160 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 704 77% 609 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% XFX(1682 9380) CLim: 990 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 46.4 Parallax 51.3 31% 45.3 fps	MRender 45.1 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 32.1 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 664 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 869GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1659 1777 1819 1295 110 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,161 Write 1888 Mixed 1,159 SusWrite 1,124 302% 1,333 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 71.8 253% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 619 DQ Write 1,324 DQ Mixed 839 676% 927 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 181 178 176 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 132 Write 154 Mixed 71.9 SusWrite 180 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.9 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 130 131 132 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 128 Mixed 78.6 SusWrite 129 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 83%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 167 166 165 163 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 172 Mixed 106 SusWrite 167 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.2 332% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 102GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 152 149 141 141 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 110 Write 124 Mixed 26 SusWrite 146 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 188% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 87%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB 7,722 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 116GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 49 23 26 28 24 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 141 Write 67.6 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 35.9 99% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.6 167% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.1% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 11.4 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.1 SC Mixed 13.4 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 110%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,931x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	268x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $56Bench 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: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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