Gigabyte GA-X7V3

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 54.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.3% 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	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.

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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-X7V3 (all builds)
Memory	12 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	20150127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '19 at 04:33
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%
CPU Throttled	63%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 (10^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 47.2 2-Core 94 47% 72.7 Pts	4-Core 180 8-Core 246 27% 213 Pts	64-Core 244 15% 244 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.8% 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: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 49.6 Reflection 37.6 Parallax 26.7 40% 38 fps	MRender 14.4 Gravity 27.6 Splatting 35.5 22% 25.8 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 676 683 626 682 706 732 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 958 Write 732 Mixed 393 SusWrite 684 155% 692 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 47.7 4K Mixed 24.8 95% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 239 196% 278 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 332%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 373GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 131 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 130 65% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.3% 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)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 25.7 MC Mixed 21.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 86.4 46% 86.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 81%

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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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16