Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	75.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '21 at 07:09
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 139 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 812 76% 633 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 3FBF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.2% Very good	Lighting 95.1 Reflection 94 Parallax 87.6 78% 92.2 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 88.1 Splatting 76.9 71% 87.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,768 Write 1,212 Mixed 525 256% 1,168 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 52.3 212% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 941 DQ Mixed 691 608% 910 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 13GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,807 Write 1,384 Mixed 642 281% 1,278 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 51.5 226% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,064 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 794 677% 988 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 352GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 91 92 94 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 142 Write 131 Mixed 77 SusWrite 91.6 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 63 68 80 75 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 76.1 Write 66.4 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 71 55% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 85%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 414GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 79 69 54 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 71.4 Write 70.5 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 66.8 50% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 65%
Lacie P9233 8TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 88GB free Firmware: 1053 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 96 94 100 96 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 61.8 Write 63.3 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 95.6 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 7.2 4K Mixed 0.5 243% 3 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 92%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 536 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 111GB free, PID 0743 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 73 85 86 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 88.7 Write 57.8 Mixed 40.2 SusWrite 73.7 84% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 58% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 45%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 292GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 88 88 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 87.7 134% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25ED 8TB 458 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4.5TB free, PID 25ed Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 172 168 171 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 163 Write 176 Mixed 144 SusWrite 172 225% 164 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 1.7 355% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 5.1 DQ Mixed 1.9 242% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FD2 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 859B BLS8G4D26BFSB.16FD2 Kingston KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 26.8 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 25.3 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 90%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	402x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	290x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	29x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $535

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16