Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 21:41
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$180 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 242 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 436 8-Core 744 72% 590 Pts	64-Core 886 55% 886 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 174 Parallax 168 126% 166 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 167 Splatting 118 110% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB 3,491 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 37 39 40 41 37 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 116%
Toshiba E300 2TB-$69 2,046 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 378GB free Firmware: MZ4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 77 80 77 63 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 119 Write 132 Mixed 41.4 SusWrite 76.5 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4-3000 CL16 4GB 4x4GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 30 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 26.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.6 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	57	60	27"	2560 1377	BNQ7F76 BenQ EX2780Q

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $180Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	630x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	313x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	223x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	149x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	140x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 117% - Outstanding

Total price: $509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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