Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 245% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 220% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	289% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211113
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '24 at 03:23
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 746 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 909 56% 909 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-S (Super)-$977 3,474 User benchmarks, average bench 300% Asus(1043 8963) ≥ 4GB; TUF-RTX4080S-O16G-GAMING CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5750 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 551.31 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	289% Outstanding	Lighting 431 Reflection 442 Parallax 490 351% 454 fps	MRender 522 Gravity 389 Splatting 256 304% 389 fps
Poor: 279% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 314%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$149 26,880 User benchmarks, average bench 513% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2001 2041 2065 2109 1877 1469 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,099 Write 2,027 Mixed 1,955 SusWrite 1,927 451% 2,002 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 67.8 228% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,018 DQ Write 801 DQ Mixed 942 696% 920 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 685%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$100 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 86 86 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 92.1 Mixed 61.2 SusWrite 85.4 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 100%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$201 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 884GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 118 114 116 113 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 149 Write 142 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 116 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.3 224% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 97%
WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 181GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 93 92 95 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 91.9 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.3 306% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 111%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$145 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 440GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 125 106 115 174 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 194 Mixed 106 SusWrite 134 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 350% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 110%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419 1,763 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 719GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 175 169 177 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 167 Mixed 94.9 SusWrite 172 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.2 299% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 104%

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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	144	27"	1283 720	GSM77BD LG ULTRAGEAR+

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $175Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,920x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	216x
Core i7-8086KIntel $443Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	186x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	768x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	362x
RTX 3080Nvidia $435Bench 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 $280	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) $39	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