Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 9% 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.83% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	58.6% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	GIGABYTE P47W
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Sabre 17 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171025
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '18 at 01:38
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	18%

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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 80.4 1-Core 98.5 2-Core 194 71% 124 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 501 51% 415 Pts	64-Core 498 31% 498 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70.6% 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 8503) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4639 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	4.83% Terrible	Lighting 5.07 Reflection 60.9 Parallax 4.5 4% 23.5 fps	MRender 6.62 Gravity 4.4 Splatting 10.4 6% 7.15 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.83% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^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 9 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 67 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 5 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 53 32 292058955823 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2209032558 (F7) Unknown 100 100 69133070 (F8) Unknown 100 100 9530857 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1928 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	58.6% Above average	Read 467 Write 306 Mixed 313 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 44.2 4K Mixed 11.7 67% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 46 DQ Mixed 11.5 15% 26.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 98%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 880GB free Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 125 125 94489280514 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 143 (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 40 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 821 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 249109282854 (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	70.5% Very good	Read 130 Write 116 Mixed 114 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.16 64% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TN48G24S817-VHA/R 2x8GB 152 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 18.1 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.5 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 78%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-Sabre 17 Builds (Compare 75 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 60%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 5% - Terrible

Total price: $126

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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