Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	262% 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.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 15:36
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 131 2-Core 253 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 824 79% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,107 68% 1,107 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 6.04 Parallax 180 144% 121 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 173 Splatting 123 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1348 304 311 311 299 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,392 Write 1,474 Mixed 1,215 SusWrite 480 308% 1,390 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 83.6 283% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 982 DQ Write 1,245 DQ Mixed 1,017 794% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 280%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 388GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2123 534 503 507 517 542 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,454 Write 2,350 Mixed 1538 SusWrite 788 398% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 86.6 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,428 DQ Write 1,332 DQ Mixed 1,314 1,005% 1,358 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 340%
Freecom ToughDrive 500GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 109GB free, PID fc9a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 8 8 8.2 7.9 8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Read 9 Write 8.2 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 8 11% 8.35 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 19.5 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 20.6 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 104%

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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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,894x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	211x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	759x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	159x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	187x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16