Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 06:05
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (95^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 317 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 968 93% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,246 77% 1,246 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.6% 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 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 153 Parallax 124 114% 139 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,442 Write 1,466 Mixed 1,306 383% 1,738 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 88.5 310% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 1,351 DQ Mixed 1,012 807% 1,114 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 40GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 503 Write 458 Mixed 378 99% 446 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.4 213% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
USB DISK 3.0 64GB 579 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 55GB free, PID 9917 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 31 35 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 116 Write 54.7 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 34.8 66% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 2.1 146% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 38%
H/W RAID 10 2TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 473GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 231 229 224 227 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 197 Write 150 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 226 207% 157 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 54% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.3% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 21.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 22.3 62% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 115%

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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	2,881x
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	753x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	359x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	295x

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	169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	186x
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	128x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,049

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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