Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '21 at 03:49
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 774 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 962 60% 962 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 117% 143 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 143 Splatting 132 114% 140 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WD1003FZEX-00MK2A0 256GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 207 207 202 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 511 Write 298 Mixed 334 SusWrite 208 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.4 181% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 344 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 107%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 550GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 478 483 489 488 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 466 SusWrite 483 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.5 219% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 8GB 1,804 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 0GB free, PID 005b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 4.4 4.9 4 4.8 4.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	6.91% Terrible	Read 28.2 Write 1.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 4.5 9% 9.78 MB/s	4K Read 7.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.91% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.9% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 20 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.6 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 8R 2G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	23%	56	102	5	144	27"	2560 1440	ACR0490 XB271HU

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Typical GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 7 Builds (Compare 3,960 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,879x
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	358x
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 $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 $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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