Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	386% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 00:07
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

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 i7-8700K-$195 746,287 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)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 268 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 851 84% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,063 66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7642 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	6.57% Terrible	Lighting 7.6 Reflection 9.2 Parallax 9.8 6% 8.87 fps	MRender 5.6 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 12 7% 8.43 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.57% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D480GA 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 434% 248GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1648 1626 1653 1655 1700 1633 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	386% Outstanding	Read 2,141 Write 1,824 Mixed 1,982 SusWrite 1,652 428% 1,900 MB/s	4K Read 172 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 155 535% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 854 DQ Write 668 DQ Mixed 727 553% 750 MB/s
Poor: 299% ↑ This bench: 386% Great: 544%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 20TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 17.5TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 454 460 456 455 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 441 Write 364 Mixed 132 SusWrite 452 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 12.4 4K Mixed 5.5 48% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 90.9 DQ Write 13.1 DQ Mixed 2.5 14% 35.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 62%
Nvme Samsung SSD 950 PRO 512GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 239GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1442 1430 1439 1387 1401 1438 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,955 Write 1,428 Mixed 863 SusWrite 1,423 317% 1,417 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 57.7 212% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 893 DQ Write 406 DQ Mixed 444 384% 581 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 294%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 110GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 466 444 423 428 426 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 472 Mixed 332 SusWrite 443 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 43.5 157% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 169 176% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 116%
Seagate ST8000VN0002-1Z8112 8TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 407GB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 190 194 196 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 116%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 113GB free, PID 25fb SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 115 116 115 118 113 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 149 Write 162 Mixed 123 SusWrite 116 186% 138 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 1.1 294% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	37.3% Below average	MC Read 12.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 10.6 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 13.5 38% 13.2 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 2: 0R 0G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
2%	11%	18	12	4	30	31.5"	2560 1440	SAM0CE4 U32E850

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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 $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,870x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	209x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	750x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	293x

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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	184x
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: 80% - Very good

Total price: $1,072

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