Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.6% 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 Drive253% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 60% 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
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Sabre 15  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170726
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateSep 08 '17 at 08:58
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
CPU Throttled 60%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 76.5
1-Core 53.8
2-Core 108
50% 79.4 Pts
4-Core 194
8-Core 296
30% 245 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050 (Mobile)
Clevo(1558 850A) 2GB
Driver: nvldumdx.dll Ver. 22.21.13.8541
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
12.6% Very poor
Lighting 10
Reflection 11.5
Parallax 27.2
8% 16.2 fps
MRender 25.7
Gravity 30.5
Splatting 22.9
21% 26.4 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 12.6%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,269
Write 1,838
Mixed 1,785
437% 1,964 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 31.9
156% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 45
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 30.8
37% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 253%
Great: 353%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
743GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 120
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.66
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
80% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston CBD24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
43.8% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.1
43% 14.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 87.3
46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 45%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Sabre 15 Builds (Compare 111 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15

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