Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '20 at 22:21
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 641 8-Core 946 99% 794 Pts	64-Core 957 59% 957 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 141 135 131 128 118 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 491 Mixed 458 SusWrite 133 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.6 203% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 208 198% 311 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 129%
SQF-S25M8-120G-ING 128GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 37GB free Firmware: S8FM06A7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 172 173 173 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	70.8% Very good	Read 484 Write 170 Mixed 202 SusWrite 172 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 22.6 115% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 67.7 75% 124 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 71%
SQF-S25M4-120G-9IG 120GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 36GB free Firmware: S9FMA028 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 120 114 119 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 492 Write 130 Mixed 158 SusWrite 119 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 53.9 4K Mixed 14.9 97% 33.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 58.9 DQ Mixed 9.7 30% 66.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 59%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 214GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 72 73 73 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 77.2 Write 79.5 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 71.7 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 54%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 696GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 68 65 68 68 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 59 Write 55.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 66.6 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60 17,279 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 29.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 48.6 82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 111%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	404x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	293x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	127x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $476

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16