Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	89.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	293% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '21 at 17:17
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$179 746,287 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 (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 250 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 959 95% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,185 73% 1,185 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.5% Excellent	Lighting 116 Reflection 112 Parallax 180 94% 136 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 128 Splatting 77.8 80% 100 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2198 656 610 611 618 621 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,504 Write 2312 Mixed 1,654 SusWrite 886 411% 1839 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 89.3 293% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,269 DQ Write 854 DQ Mixed 1,050 787% 1,058 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 387GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 398 400 397 395 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 436 Mixed 260 SusWrite 401 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 42.8 171% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 284 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 117%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 276GB free Firmware: S0118C SusWrite @10s intervals: 1324 905 884 889 887 883 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	314% Outstanding	Read 2,569 Write 1,948 Mixed 1,476 SusWrite 962 387% 1739 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 93.5 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,443 DQ Write 971 DQ Mixed 508 568% 974 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 314% Great: 373%
WD Purple Surveillance 4TB (2017)-$71 8,846 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 95 Write 103 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 135 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 121 119 119 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 98.7 Mixed 68.1 SusWrite 117 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 31.2 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 19.4 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 4,011 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $179Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,914x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	216x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	767x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	361x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	188x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,042

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16