Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	128% 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	81.8% 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 Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191128
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '20 at 16:26
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 98.7 1-Core 161 2-Core 323 106% 194 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 989 100% 813 Pts	64-Core 1,253 78% 1,253 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 37.8 31% 36 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 38 Splatting 37.2 31% 38 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 33%
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3723) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3660 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 164 Parallax 164 144% 168 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 146 Splatting 111 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 139 87 84 87 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 442 Write 256 Mixed 307 SusWrite 119 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 38 144% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 178 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 272GB free Firmware: EXA7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1802 894 590 589 590 592 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,354 Write 1,912 Mixed 1,667 SusWrite 843 378% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 94.9 302% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,332 DQ Write 1110 DQ Mixed 1,221 915% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 296%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$192 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 307GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1576 246 166 162 170 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 1,676 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 414 266% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 215 4K Mixed 92.1 327% 123 MB/s	DQ Read 961 DQ Write 899 DQ Mixed 323 409% 727 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 282%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 475GB free Firmware: CXY7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 839 645 645 648 652 652 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	259% Outstanding	Read 1,505 Write 1,152 Mixed 853 SusWrite 680 234% 1,047 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 89.5 313% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,476 DQ Write 1,246 DQ Mixed 1,159 924% 1,294 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 259% Great: 259%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 125 124 126 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 115 Write 119 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 125 144% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 99% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 4000 C19 2x8GB 4,471 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3939 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 44.5 MC Mixed 31.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 46.8 SC Mixed 34.5 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 42.4 94% 42.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 128%

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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 $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