Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 28 '18 at 10:56
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 647 8-Core 1,083 105% 865 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 206 Parallax 184 159% 195 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 189 Splatting 133 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 448 456 459 410 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 494 Mixed 363 SusWrite 439 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 41.6 158% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 183 175% 275 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 81GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 399 402 407 407 407 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 414 Mixed 309 SusWrite 404 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42 164% 63.5 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 66.5 128% 254 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 179GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 931 931 929 929 925 928 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,040 Write 928 Mixed 723 SusWrite 929 255% 1,155 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 59.3 230% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,103 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 384 370% 606 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 243%
Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 310GB free Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 466 465 470 364 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,362 Write 952 Mixed 958 SusWrite 438 207% 928 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 70.5 242% 87 MB/s	DQ Read 1,044 DQ Write 690 DQ Mixed 676 556% 803 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 190%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 169 167 170 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 146 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 167 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 688GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 142 143 143 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 116 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 142 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 9,834 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44.8 MC Write 48.2 MC Mixed 32.4 119% 41.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 53.2 SC Mixed 35.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 117%

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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 $910Bench 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 $92Bench 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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