Gigabyte GA-AERO 15 YC

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	5.28% 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 Drive	208% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 77% 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-AERO 15 YC (all builds)
Memory	54.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '21 at 12:25
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%
CPU Throttled	77%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10980HK 7,777 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 293 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 948 89% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,392 86% 1,392 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 75C8) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9955 Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.28% Terrible	Lighting 6 Reflection 180 Parallax 8.7 5% 65 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 11.7 6% 6.63 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.28% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ESR01TBTLCG-EAC-4 1TB 643 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 527GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1483 916 972 892 996 1006 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 984 Write 2,186 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,044 310% 1,364 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 58.6 193% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,197 DQ Write 842 DQ Mixed 941 724% 993 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 325%
ESR01TBTLCG-EAC-4 1TB 643 User benchmarks, average bench 248% 763GB free Firmware: ECFM13.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2211 2310 2039 1056 1057 1060 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 1,004 Write 2,206 Mixed 1,340 SusWrite 1,622 352% 1,543 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.1 203% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,289 DQ Write 924 DQ Mixed 1,058 804% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 167% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 325%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF4G64HZ-3G2E1 2x31.5GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.2% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 26.8 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 38.2 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 108%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-AERO 15 YC

CPU
Core i9-10980HKIntelBench 84%, 7,777 samples	39x

GPU
RTX 3080 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 125%, 16,265 samples	23x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	16x

SSD
ESR01TBTLCG-EAC-4 1TBBench 248%, 643 samples	32x
CT4000P3PSSD8 4TBBench 357%, 3,703 samples	3x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1x

RAM
16ATF4G64HZ-3G2E1 2x31.5GBMicronBench 89%, 293 samples	24x
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	11x
HMAA4GS6AJR8N-XN 2x31.5GBHynixBench 85%, 812 samples	2x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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