Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	173% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '19 at 15:31
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 624 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 989 61% 989 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.5% Very good	Lighting 93.8 Reflection 96 Parallax 87.2 76% 92.3 fps	MRender 79.9 Gravity 87.7 Splatting 89.3 71% 85.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 542 496 500 501 498 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,388 Write 1,038 Mixed 528 SusWrite 538 194% 873 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 40.8 134% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 950 DQ Write 963 DQ Mixed 908 696% 940 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 302%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 424GB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 278 279 285 321 340 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 388 Write 348 Mixed 280 SusWrite 294 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 52 4K Mixed 26.8 97% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 268 222% 320 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 119%
Seagate ST8000VN0002-1Z8112 8TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 165GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 116 117 121 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 110 Write 104 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 118 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 493% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 116%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE601 10TB 105 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1.5TB free Firmware: LHGLX355 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 155 161 158 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 76 SusWrite 156 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.3 286% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 132%
Toshiba HDWF180 8TB 2,355 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 923GB free Firmware: GX0B SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 137 151 144 145 140 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 137 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 143 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.8 178% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 133%
HitachiG ST 4TB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3.5TB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 31 SusWrite 129 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 51%
Drobo 5C 17.5TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 11 12 14 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	4.38% Terrible	Read 9 Write 9.5 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 12.6 14% 10.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 4.38% Great: 81%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 169 170 188 192 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 147 Write 143 Mixed 100 SusWrite 177 193% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 95%
Drobo 5C 17.5TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 16.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 81 86 76 87 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 191 Write 94.5 Mixed 93.7 SusWrite 81.2 140% 115 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 2.9 317% 3.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 81%
Drobo 5C 17.5TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 7.5TB free, PID 3443 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 80 81 86 76 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 163 Write 130 Mixed 114 SusWrite 81.1 157% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 3.1 326% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2C3000C16 029E CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.1 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 20.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns

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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 $46

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