Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	99.2% 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	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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 20:35
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 919 94% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,232 76% 1,232 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.4% Average	Lighting 54.7 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 51.3 45% 56.4 fps	MRender 78.2 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 71.4 56% 68.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 48 43 32 38 39 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 479 Mixed 310 SusWrite 72.8 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.2 189% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 178 184% 301 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 108%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 72GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 373 437 338 438 370 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 414 Write 437 Mixed 314 SusWrite 397 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 38.3 154% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 211 185% 274 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 118GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 29 27 29 29 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	20.2% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 29.3 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 28.6 7% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 13.2 52% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 19.3 DQ Write 27.1 DQ Mixed 20.8 16% 22.4 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 104%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 51GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 96 102 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 134 Write 148 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 101 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 158GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 96 88 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 94.1 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 177 177 162 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 156 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 173 97% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26.3 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 30.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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