Gigabyte GA-X7V3

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 52.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% 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.

CPU throttled at 63% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X7V3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160414
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '19 at 00:51
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%
CPU Throttled	63%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 1.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Memory 77.1 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 91 47% 71.8 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 243 24% 199 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% 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: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 49.2 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 26.9 40% 37.9 fps	MRender 14.6 Gravity 27.7 Splatting 35.5 22% 25.9 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 644 574 627 712 689 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 937 Write 690 Mixed 397 SusWrite 643 149% 667 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 24.8 93% 31.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 229 175% 236 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 332%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 195GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 76 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50% Average	Read 98 Write 100 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 75.9 53% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50% 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 below expectations (26^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.7 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.3 29% 10.1 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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