Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	16.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190121
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 08:23
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 (68^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 780 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	89.7% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 124 Parallax 115 94% 118 fps	MRender 89.3 Gravity 114 Splatting 95.5 81% 99.5 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,635 Write 702 Mixed 602 214% 980 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 54.7 201% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 788 DQ Mixed 897 678% 915 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 62GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 128 112 112 107 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 505 Write 480 Mixed 375 SusWrite 133 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.7 150% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 187 182% 289 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 83%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 25GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 112 112 123 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 501 Write 241 Mixed 242 SusWrite 101 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 21.3 119% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 130 121% 194 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 34GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 159 156 146 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 136 Write 113 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 147 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.7 327% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 896GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 84 85 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 122 Write 129 Mixed 60 SusWrite 87.8 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 387% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 94%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 729GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 68 69 70 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 80.2 Write 79.7 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 69.2 51% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 67%
Seagate Backup+ Desktop 4TB 834 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 116GB free Firmware: 1404 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 120 118 113 123 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 57.7 Write 84.7 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 121 63% 85.4 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 248% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 101%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 254GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 219GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 24 24 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 37 Write 24 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 24.1 36% 28.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 2.9 199% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 21.8 68% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 21.3 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 144%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,932x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

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