Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.3% 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	100% 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.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170906
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '18 at 15:05
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 269 90% 164 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 863 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.3% Below average	Lighting 19.6 Reflection 108 Parallax 110 16% 79 fps	MRender 79.3 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 112 73% 85.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 301 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 391 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 56 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 10 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2529702697	100% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 403 Mixed 414 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 94.2 4K Mixed 42.8 170% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 26.6 34% 57.7 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 188GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 612 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 566 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 56 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 30 (F1) Unknown 99 99 595422395	103% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 486 Mixed 497 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.1 162% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 24.3 34% 59 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 129 129 25789595932 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 593 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 282 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 390 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1511 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1511 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 180390068261 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	106% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 177 Mixed 184 139% 185 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.19 97% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 16GB 3,032 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	7.52% Terrible	Read 20.9 Write 4.81 Mixed 7.04 11% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.67 4K Mixed 0.73 69% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.52% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 21 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	270x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	479x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	304x
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 $43Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	84x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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