Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	203% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190813
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 13:17
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^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-$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 (81^st percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 91 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 768 80% 641 Pts	64-Core 940 58% 940 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1319 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 81.2 53% 70.9 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 55 50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 859GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1200 1210 609 162 523 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	203% Outstanding	Read 1,347 Write 1,409 Mixed 1057 SusWrite 667 252% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 71.8 239% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 620 DQ Write 891 DQ Mixed 270 340% 594 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 255%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-488 240GB 1,955 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 214GB free Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 300 303 299 300 303 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 304 Mixed 277 SusWrite 301 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.8 148% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 182 164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 97%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 200 197 198 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 168 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 199 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.9 342% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 923GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 178 178 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 163 Mixed 95.5 SusWrite 177 117% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 923GB free Firmware: 0104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 41.2 Write 41.5 Mixed 31.8 SusWrite 41.5 29% 39 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 24.8 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 119%

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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	271x

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 $273	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 $178	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