Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	21.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190121
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '20 at 21:17
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$219 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 554 8-Core 874 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 22D6) CLim: 1282 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	21.4% Poor	Lighting 24 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 23.9 20% 26.2 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 34.1 25% 30.1 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7LM960HCHP-0E003 960GB 61 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 770GB free (System drive) Firmware: GXT3003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 451 449 450 449 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 428 Mixed 335 SusWrite 450 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.8 167% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 320 250% 345 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%
OCZ VERTEX2 180GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 167GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 60 56 51 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 126 Write 92.9 Mixed 113 SusWrite 57.3 22% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 24.9 111% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 86.4 DQ Mixed 92.6 78% 115 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 48%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB 16,094 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 172 172 173 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 168 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 172 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 193 184 181 182 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 156 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Gb1000ea MYC 1TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 287GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 83 81 82 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 96.1 Mixed 69.4 SusWrite 81.9 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 63%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$16 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 286GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 94 94 92 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 105 Write 99.5 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 92.5 64% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.4 SC Mixed 30.9 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 103%

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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 $219Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	402x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	289x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	114x

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 $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $705

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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