Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive295% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemGigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
MotherboardGigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 13 '18 at 21:14
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.9
1-Core 132
2-Core 265
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 786
82% 659 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1676 991 464 604 597 585 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
295% Outstanding
Read 2,511
Write 2,228
Mixed 1,523
SusWrite 819
395% 1,770 MB/s
4K Read 68.5
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 83.4
281% 94.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,800
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 1,121
879% 1,242 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 295%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
746GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 197 172 202 195 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 194
Mixed 74
SusWrite 195
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
252GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 102 102 102 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60% Good
Read 108
Write 105
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 101
72% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 21.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 22.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 62.3
64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 5-CF Builds (Compare 3,436 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,035
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