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 (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	225% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 00:24
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 932 98% 784 Pts	64-Core 932 58% 932 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-512 512GB 5,933 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 408GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1075 1072 1079 1178 1177 501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,428 Write 338 Mixed 980 SusWrite 1,014 209% 940 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 48.3 231% 91.8 MB/s	DQ Read 892 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 552 488% 735 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 264%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 12GB free Firmware: R0105A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 402 Mixed 398 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 13.9 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 15.1 49% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 0.2 75% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
NE-256 256GB 6,044 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 238GB free Firmware: S0620A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1051 1057 138 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,405 Write 935 Mixed 872 SusWrite 604 212% 954 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 47.1 234% 94.6 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 757 DQ Mixed 481 434% 656 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 234%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 470GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 150 143 137 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 112 Write 87.8 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 151 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 556GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 84 77 76 74 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 81.8 Write 45.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 77.6 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 59%
WD Black 2.5" 750GB (2011)-$87 21,339 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 269GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 104 97 91 87 105 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 79.5 Write 52.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 96.1 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown VMA45UG-MEC1U2AW2 2x8GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 29.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 32.9 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 103%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,939x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	541x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	306x
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 $48Bench 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	85x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,047

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16