Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 136% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 12:09
Run Duration	161 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-$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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 944 96% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,288 80% 1,288 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 207 Parallax 200 143% 194 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 174 Splatting 131 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,991 Write 1,383 Mixed 949 318% 1,441 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 87.7 305% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,314 DQ Write 1,030 DQ Mixed 826 712% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 60GB-$56 675 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 54GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 118 112 117 120 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Read 424 Write 130 Mixed 176 SusWrite 115 46% 211 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.7 172% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 109 87% 121 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 79%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 210GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 426 496 497 496 497 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 488 Mixed 425 SusWrite 478 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 620GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 122 134 137 134 138 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 169 Write 151 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 131 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 143% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 34.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 47.3 85% 47.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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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	2,874x
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	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	294x

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	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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	127x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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