Gigabyte GA-Sabre 15

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 58.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics1.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170726
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 15 '18 at 14:12
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU10%
CPU Throttled 60%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 (27th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Memory 78.5
1-Core 54.2
2-Core 108
51% 80.1 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 301
32% 254 Pts
64-Core 301
19% 301 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 630
Clevo(1558 850A) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4550
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.36% Terrible
Lighting 1.4
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 1.38
1% 4.68 fps
MRender 2.19
Gravity 1.2
Splatting 2.87
2% 2.09 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.36%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
892GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
55.1% Above average
Read 101
Write 91.2
Mixed 94.7
72% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
43.7% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.4
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 46%

 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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