Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 49% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU. CPU throttled at 60% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170424
Uptime	8.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%
CPU Throttled	60%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700HQ 473,208 User benchmarks, average bench 62% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 52.5 2-Core 102 49% 77 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 290 28% 230 Pts	64-Core 297 18% 297 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630 FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Clevo(1558 850A) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4836 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.34% Terrible	Lighting 1.4 Reflection 10.9 Parallax 1.31 1% 4.55 fps	MRender 2.1 Gravity 1.27 Splatting 2.7 2% 2.02 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.34% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 128GB-$126 5,326 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1126I Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 44 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 172 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 49 (A3) Unknown 100 100 20 (A4) Unknown 100 100 15710 (A5) Unknown 100 100 51 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 15 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 35 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 398 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 44189 (F2) Unknown 100 100 41899 (F5) Unknown 100 100 62840	55.5% Above average	Read 502 Write 154 Mixed 234 65% 297 MB/s	4K Read 18.3 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 15.1 75% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 22.5 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 10.7 30% 58.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 82%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 915GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 130 130 90194313218 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 878 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 325 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 169 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 2744 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 253404053531 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	72% Very good	Read 132 Write 119 Mixed 115 92% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.19 77% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston CBD24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB 1,209 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	42.8% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 13.9 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 45%

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	75x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	50x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	15x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	6x

SSD
MTS800 M.2 128GBTranscend $126Bench 69%, 5,326 samples	10x
MTS800 M.2 256GBTranscend $141Bench 79%, 1,971 samples	6x
NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GBSamsungBench 201%, 5,877 samples	5x

RAM
CBD24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 72%, 375 samples	8x
TN48G24S817-VHA/R 2x8GBUnknownBench 71%, 152 samples	6x
TS1GSH64V4B 2x8GBTranscendBench 69%, 69 samples	4x

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Value: 5% - Terrible

Total price: $126

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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