Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.4% 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	263% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '18 at 02:53
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1045 102% 834 Pts	64-Core 1,285 80% 1,285 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% MSI(1462 2983) 3GB CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.93 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 83.6 54% 71.5 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 73 Splatting 49.3 53% 66.5 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW1T0HMLH-000L7 1TB 1,393 User benchmarks, average bench 210% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L7QCXY7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1086 1173 1163 1145 1156 1132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 1,860 Write 1550 Mixed 966 SusWrite 1,143 308% 1,379 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 71.9 244% 86.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 975 730% 974 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 280%
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 2,407 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 78GB free Firmware: EMT22L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 291 290 289 293 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 294 Mixed 264 SusWrite 286 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 44.9 176% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 248 210% 308 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 99%
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB 6,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 156GB free Firmware: DXT06L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 243 242 243 243 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 482 Write 229 Mixed 176 SusWrite 240 62% 282 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 28 129% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 65.7 107% 211 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 80%
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 901 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 238GB free Firmware: EXT28L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 254 254 254 254 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 253 Mixed 212 SusWrite 254 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 31.6 144% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 73.3 119% 232 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 91%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB-$52 1,134 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 707GB free Firmware: YB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 177 176 176 176 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 177 Mixed 116 SusWrite 176 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.7 347% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%
WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB-$52 1,134 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 161GB free Firmware: YB01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 157 Mixed 118 SusWrite 136 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.6 333% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2Z3200C16 2x8GB 535 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 36.3 MC Mixed 25.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 47.9 84% 47.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 109%

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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 $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 $95Bench 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 $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 $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