Gigabyte GA-Aero 14

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	2.6% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	91.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-Aero 14 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161007
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 03 '18 at 09:56
Run Duration	88 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700HQ 320,434 User benchmarks, average bench 59% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 200 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 514 55% 438 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Gigabyte(1458 1464) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	2.6% Terrible	Lighting 2.63 Reflection 13 Parallax 2.62 2% 6.07 fps	MRender 4.24 Gravity 2.4 Splatting 5.61 4% 4.08 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.6% Great: 6%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-8D256 256GB 4,538 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: T883001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 51 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 235 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 3 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 1348 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1344 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 252 (F1) Unknown 100 100 301 (F2) Unknown 100 100 296	91.9% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 476 Mixed 486 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 19.2 101% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 11.8 82% 191 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-8GRS Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 74%

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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-Aero 14 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Aero 14

CPU
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples	6x

GPU
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples	4x
GTX 965MNvidiaBench 24%, 3,914 samples	1x
GTX 970MNvidiaBench 31%, 21,995 samples	1x

SSD
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TBBench 107%, 26,659 samples	2x
850 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 102%, 28,058 samples	2x
MTS800 M.2 256GBTranscend $141Bench 79%, 1,971 samples	2x

RAM
Micron 16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 16GBUnknownBench 70%, 4 samples	2x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 2x8GBMicronBench 69%, 6,021 samples	2x
16ATF1G64HZ-2G1A2 0420 16GBMicronBench 63%, 4 samples	2x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16