Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	57.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '21 at 19:13
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 138 2-Core 247 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 754 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% MSI(1462 C724) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3955 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 187 Parallax 193 157% 191 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 164 Splatting 135 135% 170 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 274 141 163 165 158 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 392 Mixed 354 SusWrite 226 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.4 192% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 17GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 125 127 114 118 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 411 Write 199 Mixed 227 SusWrite 118 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 37.8 142% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 154 125% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 179GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 374 374 364 289 288 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 503 Write 478 Mixed 420 SusWrite 354 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.6 213% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 259GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 148 148 148 149 149 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 73.6 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 148 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB-$530 133 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.8 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 31.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 147%

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,881x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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