Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
MotherboardGigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190813
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 21:11
Run Duration380 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 90.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 264
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 812
77% 639 Pts
64-Core 999
62% 999 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 100%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Netac 120GB 120GB
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02000002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 43 9.4 74 3.8 33 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 426
Write 275
Mixed 337
SusWrite 53
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 30
120% 43.4 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 56.4
DQ Mixed 2.2
36% 90.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 95%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
22GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,258
Write 1,472
Mixed 1,230
365% 1,653 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 73
245% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 999
DQ Mixed 990
743% 987 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
169GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1220 843 851 853 853 845 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 1,959
Write 2,060
Mixed 1,612
SusWrite 911
367% 1,636 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 61.2
216% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,141
DQ Write 901
DQ Mixed 1,090
797% 1,044 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 246%
Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 199 202 202 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 154
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 199
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GTRS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTRG 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTRS 04CD F4-3200C16-8GTRG 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 24.5
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 20.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 19.7
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 66.7
60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 - $226

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $1,065
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