Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	347% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '19 at 13:26
Run Duration	328 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 887 85% 701 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6267) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 82.1 Reflection 81.2 Parallax 69.7 67% 77.7 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 75.4 Splatting 74.3 61% 74 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 594GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1710 2251 1599 1434 1440 1494 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 2,557 Write 2,389 Mixed 1,742 SusWrite 1,655 468% 2,086 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 90.8 296% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,334 DQ Write 964 DQ Mixed 1,117 843% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 410%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 86GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 320 287 342 338 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 498 Write 301 Mixed 262 SusWrite 325 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 29 110% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 151 124% 183 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 86%
Synology iSCSI Storage 21.5TB 3TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 45 52 49 50 54 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	27.6% Poor	Read 99.2 Write 87 Mixed 50 SusWrite 51.2 16% 71.8 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 15.5 51% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 106 DQ Write 99.9 DQ Mixed 101 76% 102 MB/s

Synology iSCSI Storage 30TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 9.5TB free Firmware: 4.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 50 48 56 56 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	27.3% Poor	Read 99.2 Write 86.7 Mixed 93 SusWrite 51.4 18% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 15.2 50% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 96.7 DQ Mixed 98.8 75% 99.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 31%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 65GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,078 Write 1,402 Mixed 797 314% 1,426 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 62.9 233% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 366 DQ Mixed 468 436% 700 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 64 74 70 61 62 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	23.3% Poor	Read 15.3 Write 73 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 65.7 34% 45.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.3 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 23.3% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 61 60 62 64 75 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 13.5 Write 43 Mixed 31 SusWrite 63 28% 37.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 77% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 1.5TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 170 166 168 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 185 Mixed 82 SusWrite 169 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.4 163% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 184 175 179 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 184 Mixed 77.2 SusWrite 179 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
Multi-Reader -3 64GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 49GB free, PID 6368 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 15 14 14 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 42.5 Write 22.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 14.2 26% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.1 75% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 44%
Sony QD-G64 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 37GB free, PID 087c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 290 Write 102 Mixed 104 175% 166 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 3.7 240% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSB.16FBR 4x16GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 25.4 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 33.2 SC Mixed 25.9 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 87%

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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	2,883x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	755x
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 $256	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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16