Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	181% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	44.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	11.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '23 at 15:28
Run Duration	285 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 way below expectations (17^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 128 2-Core 235 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 779 74% 610 Pts	64-Core 1,006 62% 1,006 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 11BF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 36.5 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 38.3 30% 38.7 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.9 Splatting 27.8 28% 34.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 622 621 631 633 629 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1501 Write 1,465 Mixed 629 SusWrite 662 238% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 47.1 159% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 701 521% 697 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 254%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 220GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 410 Write 408 Mixed 321 SusWrite 223 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 32.5 111% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 181 183% 296 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 111%
WD WD8004FRYZ-0 8TB 837 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 894GB free Firmware: 01.01H01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 254 250 256 258 254 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 138%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 519GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 118 121 122 122 123 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 125 Write 122 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 121 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 166 167 167 169 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 117 Write 85.3 Mixed 71 SusWrite 166 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 114%
SABRENT 1TB 507GB free Firmware: RKT303.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1675 904 926 898 926 895 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Marvell Raid VD 4TB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2TB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 165 164 167 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 143 Write 105 Mixed 101 SusWrite 164 95% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 186%
Marvell Raid VD 4TB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 165 163 163 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 135 Write 137 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 162 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 186%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 64GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.3% Very good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.6 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 22.3 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns

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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	71	59	60	29.8"	1280 720	DEL4081 DELL U3014

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,898x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	214x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	762x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	171x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

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