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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	307% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 19:39
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 962 95% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,302 81% 1,302 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 154 Reflection 161 Parallax 142 125% 152 fps	Gravity 150 Splatting 118 116% 134 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 297GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2174 655 591 597 596 617 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	307% Outstanding	Read 2312 Write 2,159 Mixed 1,426 SusWrite 872 378% 1,692 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 93.5 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1677 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,385 1,055% 1,433 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 307% Great: 340%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 99GB free Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 937 1000 942 1045 1036 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 1,049 Write 1,181 Mixed 712 SusWrite 978 221% 980 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 63.7 235% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 744 DQ Mixed 561 523% 821 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 210%
WD WD75 00AARS-00Y5B 750GB 3,011 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 224GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	33.8% Below average	Read 49.7 Write 43.8 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 68.1 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.8% Great: 58%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 509GB free Firmware: 00.0NA00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 99 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 93.4 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 97.7 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%
WDC WD50 00AAKB-00H8A0 500GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 282GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 42 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 40.3 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 41.8 52% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3090 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 25.4 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 30.9 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 105%

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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 $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 $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 $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