Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 15:12
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (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 as expected (49^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 260 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 594 72% 553 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.1 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 68 58% 71.8 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 69.7 57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 283 288 287 283 288 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 282 Mixed 286 SusWrite 287 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.2 160% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 204 188% 291 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 94GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 153 153 154 154 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 478 Mixed 344 SusWrite 184 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.4 210% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%
Jmicron Tech 500GB 1,136 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 270GB free Firmware: 1201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 89 89 90 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 79.5 Write 84.7 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 88.2 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 7,618 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 24.7 MC Mixed 20.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 14.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM7714 LG HDR WFHD

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,868x
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	749x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	356x
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 $56Bench 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: $1,075

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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