Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	95.9% 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 Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180403
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 04:49
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 953 96% 779 Pts	64-Core 1,266 78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 178 Reflection 199 Parallax 181 145% 186 fps	Gravity 167 Splatting 121 124% 144 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNS128GCSP 128GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: TA4ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 204 205 203 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 242 Mixed 297 SusWrite 199 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 50.5 183% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 198 156% 217 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 96%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 429GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 490 487 489 490 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 487 Mixed 412 SusWrite 489 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.7 222% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 131%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 118GB free Firmware: LIV6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 67 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 70.8 Write 70 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 67.3 49% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 82% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 809GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 166 167 169 169 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 77.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 154 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 36.8 MC Mixed 25.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 31.4 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 107%

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Gaming 111%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	305x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	149x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	121x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	110x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	154x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	141x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16