Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	69.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '19 at 09:40
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 above expectations (75^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 89 1-Core 139 2-Core 273 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 830 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.8% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 91.1 Parallax 73.9 64% 81.3 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 79 Splatting 103 80% 98.1 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 306 306 306 307 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 416 Mixed 346 SusWrite 319 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 52 179% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 355 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 446GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 435 427 432 434 434 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 416 Mixed 367 SusWrite 433 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 56.2 186% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 110 110 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 81.2 Write 87 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 108 66% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 862GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 87 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	56% Above average	Read 106 Write 91.2 Mixed 98 SusWrite 88.1 71% 96 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 76%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 115 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 150 Write 139 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 114 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 406GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 103 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 87.5 Write 88.5 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 104 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 5,453 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 139%

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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 $113Bench 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: 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) $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