Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	341% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (17%). 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	15.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180918
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '20 at 07:40
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	PAK-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9700K-$295 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 86 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 1,127 102% 861 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% EVGA(3842 5671) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 139 Parallax 118 104% 129 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 123 Splatting 105 89% 109 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 1440 1468 1483 1469 1442 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,511 Write 2,382 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 1,421 451% 2,010 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 85 290% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1548 DQ Write 1,352 DQ Mixed 1513 1,117% 1,471 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 6GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 494 Write 421 Mixed 368 95% 428 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.6 214% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 358 263% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 257GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 111 111 112 118 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 111 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 84%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 279GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 77 77 77 75 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 78.8 Write 71 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 75.7 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 029E CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.1% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19.2 MC Mixed 16.4 52% 18 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.4 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 75%

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Gaming 111%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	305x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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