Gigabyte GA-X7V3

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	122% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X7V3 (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150826
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '17 at 20:14
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4870HQ 3,774 User benchmarks, average bench 66% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 199 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 336 8-Core 534 54% 435 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970M 21,995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Gigabyte(1458 1756) 3GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 7GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 942 Write 806 Mixed 811 190% 853 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 16.4 111% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.5 DQ Write 80.6 DQ Mixed 15.5 24% 42.5 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 332%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 532GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 205 205 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1715 (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 88 88 5355 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1046 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 145399 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 193273856010 (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	71.6% Very good	Read 123 Write 127 Mixed 118 92% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.18 69% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3N18AES4.16FE 2x8GB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 27.4 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.9 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 81%

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Typical GA-X7V3 Builds (Compare 10 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 26%

Raft

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 23%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X7V3

CPU
Core i7-4870HQIntelBench 66%, 3,774 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	10x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 512GBIntelBench 191%, 18,578 samples	4x
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 307%, 9,880 samples	1x
U100 64GBSandiskBench 35%, 381 samples	1x

RAM
BLS8G3N18AES4.16FE 2x8GBCrucialBench 62%, 939 samples	5x
BLS8G3N18AES4.16FE 4x8GBCrucialBench 68%, 86 samples	2x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBKingstonBench 47%, 1,963 samples	1x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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