Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	219% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '18 at 16:00
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 291 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 884 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 1,268 78% 1,268 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6798) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2202 MHz, MLim: 2769 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 0.37 Reflection 0.12 Parallax 151 0% 50.5 fps	Gravity 177 Splatting 129 132% 153 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 2,047 Write 1,005 Mixed 1,367 325% 1,473 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 54.3 196% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 156 165% 273 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 247%
Ct240bx2 0 171GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 76GB free Firmware: MU02 Max speed: Unknown Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 481 Mixed 481 109% 486 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 34.8 123% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 204 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 75.1 109% 198 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 6,400 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 587GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 236 Mixed 394 280% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 3.35 4K Mixed 0.81 1,168% 9.52 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 400GB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 64 165454546 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 316 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 73 60 18808488 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 74448963109430 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 303 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 62 538705952 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 188 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 320 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 85899345952 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 82 64 165454546 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 60559038874162 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13820704806 (F2) Unknown 100 253 8329265616	45.1% Average	Read 68.3 Write 87.8 Mixed 68.4 56% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.38 149% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 29.8 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 36.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 97%

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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 $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