Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 149% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 136% UFO


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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	282% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	11%

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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-$188 746,287 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 (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 272 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 836 84% 684 Pts	64-Core 1,101 68% 1,101 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% PNY(196E 12FB) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	151% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 228 Parallax 219 167% 217 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 208 Splatting 140 158% 201 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 534 594 592 596 595 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,502 Write 2,316 Mixed 1,510 SusWrite 622 388% 1,737 MB/s	4K Read 64.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 87.8 294% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,379 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,156 872% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 340%
OCZ Trion 150 480GB-$300 13,412 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 96GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 171 287 281 291 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 395 SusWrite 299 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 97.7 4K Mixed 40.8 151% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 194 187% 293 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 138GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 165 176 177 178 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 335 Write 229 Mixed 214 SusWrite 175 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 70.4 4K Mixed 21.7 96% 37.4 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 94.6 98% 157 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 133%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 140GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 75 Write 75 Mixed 48 SusWrite 69.8 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 40GB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 109 112 104 109 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 82 84 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 60.7 Write 64.2 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 81.4 46% 62.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 87%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 93GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 58 50 72 54 51 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 83 Write 73.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 58.7 49% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB-$253 5,267 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 28 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 30 85% 29.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 115%

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Gaming 112%

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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 $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,870x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	209x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	750x
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 $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	184x
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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Total price: $1,065

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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