Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	251% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Feb 28 '23 at 22:09
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.4 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 808 78% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,002 62% 1,002 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8661) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 164 Parallax 155 132% 160 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 125 Splatting 122 114% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 293GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 1306 1291 1329 1330 1279 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,142 Write 1,465 Mixed 784 SusWrite 1,288 316% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 53.1 176% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 581 DQ Mixed 674 515% 703 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 353%
Corsair Force LX 128GB-$144 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 52GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 140 142 142 143 143 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 461 Write 143 Mixed 200 SusWrite 142 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 64.5 4K Mixed 33 114% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 156 129% 189 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 84%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 8GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 25 18 28 21 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 366 Write 100 Mixed 126 SusWrite 24 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 16.6 77% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 96 DQ Mixed 100 86% 128 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 83%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 110GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 61 61 61 62 62 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 70.2 Mixed 47.4 SusWrite 61.5 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 206GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 89 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 85.6 Write 92.5 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 89.1 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 32GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 22.8 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 90%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,943x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	542x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	273x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	483x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	306x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	85x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16