Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	101% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 as expected (45^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 87.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 826 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 999 62% 999 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 185 Parallax 180 141% 179 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 172 Splatting 121 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 114 102 99 77 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 470 Mixed 400 SusWrite 157 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 53.6 180% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Sandisk S240G 120GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 112GB free Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 144 143 144 144 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 476 Write 461 Mixed 393 SusWrite 178 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 48.7 175% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 173 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 131%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 128 130 126 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 90.2 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 129 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 20.9 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,422x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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