Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	111% 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.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 18:24
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 867 87% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1451) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 125 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 102% 128 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 104 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$80 9,612 User benchmarks, average bench 153% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 252 165 266 265 200 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 973 Write 232 Mixed 366 SusWrite 232 98% 451 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 31.1 146% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 251 204% 290 MB/s
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 241%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 474GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 434 443 438 437 440 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 446 Write 401 Mixed 287 SusWrite 435 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 29.4 92% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 252 213% 311 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 843GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 447 457 444 440 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 402 Mixed 378 SusWrite 443 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 35 130% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 344 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 673GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 133 135 135 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 89.7 Write 127 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 134 69% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 384% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 498GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 180 172 170 178 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 53.7 Write 95.3 Mixed 54 SusWrite 172 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 136 134 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 77.7 Write 121 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 136 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.8 189% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2x8GB 23,800 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.4 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 94%

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,423x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	670x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	363x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	314x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	227x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	105x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $844

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