Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% 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	121% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 1,126 102% 856 Pts	64-Core 1,629 101% 1,629 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8591) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 148 Parallax 127 108% 136 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 130 Splatting 109 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 264 289 75 107 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 889 Write 586 Mixed 610 SusWrite 203 127% 572 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 50 178% 68 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 329 274% 386 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 157%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$376 4,705 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 1TB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1080 1070 659 174 275 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,303 Write 1,086 Mixed 986 SusWrite 574 221% 987 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 52.1 185% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 676 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 742 582% 792 MB/s
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 246%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 982GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 117 116 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 162 Write 119 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 116 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 111 113 112 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 126 Write 84.7 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 111 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 113%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 898GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 118 119 119 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 114 Write 110 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 119 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 100%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$138 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 643GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 102 103 102 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 106 Write 97.3 Mixed 60 SusWrite 103 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GB 1,118 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.1 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 117%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 93%

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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 $95Bench 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