Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 57.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive243% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Sabre 15  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170726
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateNov 12 '17 at 13:32
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 60%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
57.4% Above average
Memory 76.9
1-Core 54.3
2-Core 107
50% 79.4 Pts
4-Core 207
8-Core 299
32% 253 Pts
64-Core 297
18% 297 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 57.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Clevo(1558 850A) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 23.21.13.8800
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 27.8
8% 16.5 fps
MRender 25.6
Gravity 30.4
Splatting 23
21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
243% Outstanding
Read 2,074
Write 1,792
Mixed 1,781
420% 1,882 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 31.8
158% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45.4
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 31
38% 64.2 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 243%
Great: 353%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
694GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
72.6% Very good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 126
95% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.89
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston CBD24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
43.4% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.2
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 86.6
46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Sabre 15 Builds (Compare 111 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15

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