Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 07:56
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$184 746,287 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 (45^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 786 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.4% Very good	Lighting 95.4 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 87.5 78% 92.9 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 88.3 Splatting 76.9 71% 88 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,741 Write 1235 Mixed 578 260% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 44.8 198% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 866 677% 934 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 13GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,804 Write 1,379 Mixed 505 270% 1,229 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 52.2 216% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 1,054 DQ Write 1114 DQ Mixed 826 692% 998 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$80 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 352GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 118 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 151 Write 134 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 120 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 68 79 75 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 72.5 Write 71 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 70.6 55% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 85%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 76 78 67 55 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 76 Write 72.3 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 65.5 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 65%
Lacie P9233 8TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 96 97 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	58% Above average	Read 104 Write 55.4 Mixed 32.9 SusWrite 95.7 52% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.6 233% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 92%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 292GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 114 Write 114 Mixed 91.6 SusWrite 88.5 137% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 172 168 171 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 166 Write 178 Mixed 139 SusWrite 172 224% 164 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.6 331% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FD2 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FD2 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	87.1% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.2 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 26.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 90%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	405x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	293x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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