Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.8% 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	282% 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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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180301
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 26 '18 at 16:06
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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-$177 746,287 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 (68^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 831 79% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 60.4 59% 67.9 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 68.7 55% 67.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB 13,215 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXD7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,523 Write 1,591 Mixed 1,956 448% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 51.7 232% 84.3 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 39.4 108% 229 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 249%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$110 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 203 197 8841 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 53 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 17 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 117 (C2) HDA temperature 118 116 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	95.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 150 Mixed 154 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 2.85 4K Mixed 0.29 122% 1.34 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 99%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0105 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 104%
WD WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 4TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 52GB free Firmware: 0105 Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 91.9 Mixed 92.4 71% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.2 99% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 23.1 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 25.8 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 101%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z370 AORUS Gaming 3

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $177Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	636x
Core i5-8600KIntel $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	316x
Core i7-8700Intel $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	225x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	149x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	144x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	123x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	44x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	72x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 82%, 163,634 samples	28x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	27x

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Value: 116% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

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