Gigabyte GA-Z370M DS3H-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

23 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370M DS3H
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370M DS3H-CF (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	May 23 '22 at 16:55
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8400-$131 312,220 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 624 70% 547 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Maxtor Z1 SSD 240GB 1,683 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: STKSF011 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 102 Write 94.4 Mixed 18.4 16% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 3 52% 15.8 MB/s	DQ Read 69.7 DQ Write 17.5 DQ Mixed 22.4 22% 36.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 86%
Kioxia-e XCERIA SATA SSD 480GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 358GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 360 203 227 205 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 300 Write 104 Mixed 91.2 SusWrite 262 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 17 4K Mixed 10.5 44% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 14 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 106GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 97 97 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 99.1 Write 124 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 95.3 63% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB 14,156 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.8% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 11.4 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 12.2 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical GA-Z370M DS3H-CF Builds (Compare 1,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 43%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370M DS3H-CF

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	223x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	209x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	150x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	125x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	77x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	70x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	37x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	28x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	26x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	32x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	29x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	24x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $312

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16