Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	77.6% 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	82% 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	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 (12%). 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 18:39
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 1.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	59.6% Above average	Memory 86.5 1-Core 64.5 2-Core 116 57% 89.1 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 293 29% 236 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.6% Very good	Lighting 95.2 Reflection 157 Parallax 96.5 78% 116 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 94.4 Splatting 95.8 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 101 24 172 110 42 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 504 Write 481 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 115 65% 295 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 80.2 4K Mixed 38.1 129% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 204 188% 288 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 97%
PNY CS900 1TB SSD 7,281 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 591GB free Firmware: CS900Y13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 183 69 91 70 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 436 Write 443 Mixed 45.5 SusWrite 152 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 20.2 4K Mixed 12.1 67% 19.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 14.9 DQ Mixed 5.5 8% 15 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 102%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 156GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 285 176 173 175 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 474 Mixed 407 SusWrite 239 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 84.6 4K Mixed 39.9 145% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 201 189% 294 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 101%
Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB 12,432 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 48GB free Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 193 188 163 165 112 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 473 Write 349 Mixed 262 SusWrite 177 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 23.4 91% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 213 178% 259 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 92%

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 below expectations (37^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 30.2 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 19.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 119%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 46: 4R 6G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
46%	46%	39	239	150	144	27"	2560 1440	AUS27B1 ROG PG278QR

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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