Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181030
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 18:46
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 260 96% 170 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 981 97% 790 Pts	64-Core 1,281 79% 1,281 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2860 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 199 Parallax 186 145% 188 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 186 Splatting 133 121% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 251GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2090 1708 1267 1249 1246 1243 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	328% Outstanding	Read 2,439 Write 2,320 Mixed 1,610 SusWrite 1467 439% 1,959 MB/s	4K Read 61.8 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 85.4 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,250 DQ Write 1,092 DQ Mixed 1,161 873% 1,168 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 328% Great: 372%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 228GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9,384 Write 7,879 Mixed 8,315 1,900% 8,526 MB/s	4K Read 577 4K Write 424 4K Mixed 84.4 1,207% 362 MB/s	DQ Read 816 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 1,267 896% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 655GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 451 452 447 451 448 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 439 SusWrite 450 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 53.2 188% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 266 224% 326 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 263GB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 92 92 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	9.31% Terrible	Read 50.2 Write 90.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 91.2 18% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.13 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 2.7 DQ Mixed 1.9 1% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 9.31% Great: 17%
USB Tech 960GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 636GB free Firmware: 0231 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 274 276 272 269 272 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	62.6% Good	Read 349 Write 330 Mixed 216 SusWrite 275 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 16.1 4K Write 36.9 4K Mixed 25.4 76% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 89.3 90% 145 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 80%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 779GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 135 137 128 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 46.7 Write 116 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 134 58% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 1.5 268% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 121GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 160 163 162 162 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 139 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 160 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 98%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 121GB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 95 97 96 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 92 Write 75 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 94.6 60% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,740 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 26 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 26 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 98%

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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 $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	540x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	272x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	480x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	305x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	224x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: $1,060

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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