Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	93.6% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '21 at 22:48
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 764 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,003 62% 1,003 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 230 Parallax 146 128% 178 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 152 Splatting 0.3 83% 116 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 402 395 404 328 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 453 Mixed 331 SusWrite 387 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 33.9 113% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 279 229% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 116%
WDC WDS200T2B0B-00YS70 2TB 5,778 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 370GB free Firmware: 411040WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 452 459 463 459 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 449 Mixed 372 SusWrite 456 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 240 208% 311 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 118%
WD Green 120GB (2018)-$59 69,933 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 47GB free Firmware: UE450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 33 113 76 66 64 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 432 Write 237 Mixed 226 SusWrite 90.8 54% 247 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 19.1 78% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 42.8 49% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 53%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 162 161 161 161 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 154 Write 160 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 160 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 134 135 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 123 Write 137 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 134 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB 8,888 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 26.6 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 27.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 103%

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

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,881x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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