Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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.
Boot Drive	107% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '18 at 14:16
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 159 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 633 8-Core 974 99% 804 Pts	64-Core 1,298 80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Device(7377 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2812 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 202 Parallax 179 148% 187 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 175 Splatting 130 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 393 445 428 429 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 348 Mixed 352 SusWrite 435 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 39.9 148% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 356 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 120 154% 276 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 79GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 409 400 408 412 408 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 417 Mixed 309 SusWrite 407 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.4 152% 57.5 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 66.1 125% 247 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%
T-force 250GB 256GB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 189GB free Firmware: P1205E SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 457 456 456 457 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 472 Mixed 431 SusWrite 454 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.3 168% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 257 205% 284 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Plextor M8Se NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 198 User benchmarks, average bench 145% 263GB free Firmware: 1.02 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 544 546 424 467 533 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1349 Write 971 Mixed 968 SusWrite 495 211% 946 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 70.3 242% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,047 DQ Write 718 DQ Mixed 681 563% 815 MB/s
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 190%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 164 168 168 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 155 Mixed 102 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 688GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 139 140 142 139 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 164 Write 144 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 140 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.CAGSQ.4070B 2x8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 26.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 110%

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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	2,874x
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	293x

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	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	185x
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: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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