Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	40.7% 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 Drive	216% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180122
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 05:55
Run Duration	105 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 135 2-Core 207 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 852 75% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,108 69% 1,108 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 41.9 Parallax 27.7 32% 36.1 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 48.2 Splatting 109 58% 65.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 320GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,281 Write 1,456 Mixed 1,633 396% 1,790 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 52.3 188% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 117 104% 161 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 283%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,179 Write 1,248 Mixed 1,174 338% 1,534 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 27.3 155% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 88.7 88% 144 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253 5,267 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	66.6% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 19.2 66% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 115%

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Gaming 112%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,881x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16