Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	266% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	58.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 03:40
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 892 88% 720 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 4,056 User benchmarks, average bench 250% 618GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 1369 1373 1355 1351 1378 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2350 Write 1,466 Mixed 508 SusWrite 1,358 315% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 57.5 207% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 369 323% 497 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 331%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 585GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 432 429 426 430 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 484 Mixed 422 SusWrite 428 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.9 202% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 185GB free Firmware: 300i SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 182 192 193 187 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 380 Write 237 Mixed 258 SusWrite 191 60% 266 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 42.5 166% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 230 180% 251 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 186 184 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 152 Mixed 77 SusWrite 185 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 165 167 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 144 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 165 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.4% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 152%

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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	294x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	158x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $127Bench 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	127x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $1,062

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