Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '22 at 08:11
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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-$175 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 912 88% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,172 72% 1,172 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2557 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 140 Parallax 131 103% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,582 Write 1,264 Mixed 757 266% 1,201 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 45.6 4K Mixed 42.5 164% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,169 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 230 273% 505 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 24GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 143 138 120 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 87.2 Write 73.6 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 133 58% 80 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 386% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 111%
ST1000DM 003-1ER162 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 325GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 42 41 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.6% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 37.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 41.2 50% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GB 9,947 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 30 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 110%

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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 $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,921x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	217x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	186x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	769x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	362x
RTX 3080Nvidia $879Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	212x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	189x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	130x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $1,079

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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