Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	95.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171031
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 23:40
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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-$199 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 135 2-Core 254 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 824 77% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3752) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 183 Parallax 174 134% 174 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 175 Splatting 124 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 369 397 400 400 413 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 321 Mixed 218 SusWrite 390 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 36.5 121% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 269 218% 308 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 117%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 567GB free Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1910 1499 1506 1491 1504 1495 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,978 Write 2,051 Mixed 1,759 SusWrite 1,568 414% 1,839 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 68.5 240% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 1,089 822% 1,109 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 347%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 603GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 144 150 151 144 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 138%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 206 207 204 201 203 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 176 Mixed 85.2 SusWrite 204 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.8 413% 3.77 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3600C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C17-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C16-8GTZR 04CD F4-3600C17-8GTZR 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.2% Very good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.9 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22.5 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 51: 8R 2G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
51%	33%	45	107	8	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0414 XG270HU

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Gaming 93%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 93%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 85%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Ultra Gaming - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,424x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	671x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	271x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	364x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	99x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	93x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	131x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	93x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	92x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $696

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16