Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 178% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	224% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	257% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '22 at 17:44
Run Duration	355 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 132 2-Core 226 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 784 75% 620 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4081); GV-N308TAORUS M-12GD, Aorus Master CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Lighting 333 Reflection 305 Parallax 353 272% 331 fps	MRender 377 Gravity 274 Splatting 197 222% 283 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 593 597 568 547 532 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,258 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,321 SusWrite 613 351% 1,573 MB/s	4K Read 57 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 75.9 252% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,261 DQ Write 1,023 DQ Mixed 1,105 837% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 340%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 175GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 426 302 244 244 245 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 265 Mixed 362 SusWrite 313 76% 336 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 36.9 133% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 328 248% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 187GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 251 176 169 147 151 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 434 Write 439 Mixed 267 SusWrite 193 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 35.1 142% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 177 173% 278 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 224GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 435 453 459 453 467 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 474 Mixed 452 SusWrite 431 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 58.2 199% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 98GB free Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 440 457 457 445 464 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 963 Write 459 Mixed 448 SusWrite 571 136% 610 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 68.2 228% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 1,059 DQ Mixed 986 720% 926 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 262%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$140 12,308 User benchmarks, average bench 232% 486GB free Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 668 696 697 687 708 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 568 Write 672 Mixed 533 SusWrite 670 138% 611 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 28.3 136% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 53.5 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 67.4 158% 303 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 303%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$99 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 184GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 78 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 83.2 Write 91 Mixed 64.8 SusWrite 76.6 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 86%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 5 Mixed 0.5 2% 2.75 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 8% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$99 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 514GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 116 121 124 123 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 100 Write 108 Mixed 78 SusWrite 121 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 106%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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