Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	298% 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.

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System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming K3
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190313
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '19 at 00:17
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700-$200 349,567 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 271 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 782 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 230GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 296 293 295 296 296 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 421 SusWrite 313 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.1 193% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2269 589 593 593 597 592 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,241 Mixed 1,587 SusWrite 872 404% 1,810 MB/s	4K Read 62.7 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 81.5 278% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 1,237 940% 1,273 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 340%
Liteon IT LCS-128L9S-HP 128GB 2,338 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 119GB free Firmware: 9C08 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 315 313 315 302 314 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 301 Mixed 261 SusWrite 312 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 40.1 146% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 189 175% 270 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 457GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 464 447 460 448 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 479 Mixed 456 SusWrite 430 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.7 197% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 167GB free Firmware: LF1i SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 171 170 170 175 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 367 Write 219 Mixed 236 SusWrite 168 55% 248 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.8 166% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 209 169% 241 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 929GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 113 113 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 112 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 2.2 400% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 135 134 138 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 128 Write 128 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 135 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 25.3 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.2 SC Mixed 27.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 104%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming K3-CF

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	402x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	288x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	163x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	114x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	35x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	33x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	62x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	28x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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