Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	41.7% 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	255% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190121
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 13:24
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 312 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 625 8-Core 1,060 102% 842 Pts	64-Core 1,300 80% 1,300 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2942 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 47.2 Reflection 54.7 Parallax 44.3 38% 48.7 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 47 Splatting 61.3 48% 58.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 264 265 263 241 261 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 1,350 Mixed 881 SusWrite 292 240% 1,085 MB/s	4K Read 67.1 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 92.5 330% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 1,586 DQ Write 1,209 DQ Mixed 942 828% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 40 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 76% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 54GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 120 116 115 115 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 55.5 Write 102 Mixed 23 SusWrite 110 52% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 42GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 85 85 86 84 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 103 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 85.2 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 74%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 13GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 95 100 83 79 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 106 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 91.6 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 31.5 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 33.5 97% 34 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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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	294x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
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 $52

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