Gigabyte GA-X7V5

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	225% 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 99% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X7V5 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160120
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 23 '19 at 07:09
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6820HK 20,362 User benchmarks, average bench 69% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 86.8 1-Core 88 2-Core 206 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 561 59% 475 Pts	64-Core 562 35% 562 Pts
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970M 6,247 User benchmarks, average bench 31% Gigabyte(1458 2757) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1038 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 377GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1014 1059 1017 1054 1036 983 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1559 Write 1,366 Mixed 960 SusWrite 1027 275% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 62 222% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 594 470% 671 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 262%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 147GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 98.7 Write 78 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 74.8 49% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 75%
ASMT 2115 640GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 596GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 80.8 Write 65.2 Mixed 48 SusWrite 84.5 93% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 42% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 22.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 76%

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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-X7V5 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 28%

Raft

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 24%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X7V5

CPU
Core i7-6820HKIntelBench 69%, 20,362 samples	6x

GPU
GeForce GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 6,247 samples	6x

SSD
SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $31Bench 183%, 9,202 samples	1x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	1x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples	1x

RAM
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	5x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 Kingston KHX2133C13S4/16G 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 Kingston KHX2133C13S4/16G 48GBMicronBench 71%, 6 samples	1x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $31

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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