Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.9% 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	197% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171109
Uptime	28.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '18 at 02:08
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 812 84% 677 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% PNY(196E 11C3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 32.2 Parallax 43.4 35% 39.5 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 37.6 32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 323 323 325 323 282 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,451 Write 1,397 Mixed 521 SusWrite 353 207% 930 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 50.5 220% 87.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1053 DQ Write 1,278 DQ Mixed 802 705% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 233GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 659 328 329 314 314 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1396 Mixed 754 SusWrite 376 248% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 54.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 55 247% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,058 DQ Write 1,226 DQ Mixed 713 656% 999 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 198 198 200 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 196 Mixed 104 SusWrite 199 129% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 109%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 931GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 130 131 132 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 130 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 131 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 27.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.5 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 104%

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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