Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive64.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 20:55
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 113
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 740
75% 605 Pts
64-Core 939
58% 939 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Lighting 68.8
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 59.2
56% 65.2 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 65.1
Splatting 68.7
56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 128GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 692
Write 121
Mixed 244
76% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 5.09
93% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 31.1
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 34.8
42% 69.1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 103%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 128
Write 106
Mixed 106
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.16
81% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.7% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 13.9
MC Mixed 11.1
36% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 12.6
SC Mixed 12.2
33% 11.5 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,954 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,049
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