Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '19 at 01:09
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 138 2-Core 267 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 855 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8616) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 36.1 Reflection 25.8 Parallax 31.9 29% 31.3 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 33.5 Splatting 32.3 28% 34.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 361GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 297 292 282 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 472 Mixed 301 SusWrite 294 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 46.7 164% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 222 198% 300 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 82GB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 354 357 362 364 358 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 394 Write 357 Mixed 274 SusWrite 360 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 40.3 162% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 314 239% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 65GB free Firmware: X2306RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 287 284 288 288 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 288 Mixed 200 SusWrite 286 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 35 139% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 121 126% 209 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%
XPG SX950U 240GB 406 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 36GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 309 311 314 312 310 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 364 Write 367 Mixed 347 SusWrite 307 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 52.6 175% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 247 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 219 170% 232 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 123%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 220GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 59 59 61 61 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 76.7 Write 73.8 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 59.8 48% 65.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 65%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 548GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 84 81 84 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 71 Write 68.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 83.2 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 828GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 120 123 122 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 122 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 22.6 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 97%

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	626x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	310x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	221x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	147x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	42x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $38Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	26x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $724

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