Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.1% 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	49.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 19:46
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SVN-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 277 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 913 89% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 45.8 Parallax 40.7 40% 45.1 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 42.3 Splatting 36.8 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI190000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 64 68 67 68 67 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 438 Write 108 Mixed 163 SusWrite 67.1 42% 194 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 41.2 4K Mixed 19.2 81% 27.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 17.8 25% 50.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 52%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 203 207 201 204 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 331 Write 251 Mixed 258 SusWrite 209 59% 262 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.1 178% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 172 156% 239 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 45GB free Firmware: 04.04V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 78 76 76 76 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 87 Write 86 Mixed 64 SusWrite 79.2 58% 79.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 183 182 185 184 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 176 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 184 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.9 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

Aircraft carrier

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