Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	126% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '18 at 04:51
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 248 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 823 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.5% 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 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 200 Parallax 185 157% 193 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 189 Splatting 131 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 435GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 468 464 487 489 491 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 483 Mixed 343 SusWrite 478 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.1 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 64.7 190% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%
Apple TS256C 251GB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 18GB free Firmware: CJAA0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 183 179 181 183 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 190 Write 182 Mixed 102 SusWrite 180 37% 164 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 65.3 4K Mixed 29.3 101% 37.8 MB/s	DQ Read 20.9 DQ Write 50.6 DQ Mixed 32.9 26% 34.8 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 50%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 436GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 438 437 439 441 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 434 Mixed 335 SusWrite 437 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 44.6 160% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 209 176% 254 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 116 119 114 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 119 162% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 2x8GB 3,240 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.4 81% 28.4 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 24.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 88%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,899x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	214x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	762x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	360x
RTX 3080Nvidia $909Bench 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	172x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	129x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,056

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16