Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	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 GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '24 at 10:12
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^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-$191 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 244 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 812 77% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76% Very good	Lighting 93.2 Reflection 107 Parallax 104 76% 101 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 93.4 76% 92.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 281 Write 206 Mixed 222 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 29.1 120% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 171 133% 180 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 85%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 117GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,357 Write 2,075 Mixed 1343 427% 1,925 MB/s	4K Read 53 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 67.3 220% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 918 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 825 594% 773 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 119GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 152 153 153 153 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 153 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 029E CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 100%

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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	68	55	60	34.1"	3440 1377	GSM777A LG ULTRAWIDE

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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 $191Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	634x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	315x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	225x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	149x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	144x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $104Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $535

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16