Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	125% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '18 at 01:33
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 132 2-Core 268 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 878 83% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,099 68% 1,099 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 614GB free Firmware: CXA7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 1526 1533 1522 1535 1526 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 1,883 Write 1,542 Mixed 568 SusWrite 1,527 308% 1,380 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 58.2 204% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 839 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 399 338% 509 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 331%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 658GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 466 464 464 463 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 484 Mixed 382 SusWrite 465 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 41.6 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 57.2 194% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 349 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 223GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 166 196 192 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 324 Write 237 Mixed 246 SusWrite 190 56% 249 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.5 161% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 232 182% 254 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 789GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 487 488 487 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 481 Mixed 396 SusWrite 487 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 56.6 195% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 355 269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 185 187 182 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 133 Mixed 71 SusWrite 184 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 181 183 181 183 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 156 Mixed 73 SusWrite 181 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 24.6 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 152%

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

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,954 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,874x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	210x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	752x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	357x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	293x

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	168x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	157x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	185x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	127x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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