Gigabyte GA-Q1742

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.8% 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.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Q1742  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121128
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 08:07
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User TZA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3630QM-$420
U29, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 83.2
1-Core 88
2-Core 176
68% 116 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 444
47% 377 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)
Clevo(1558 2701) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4358
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
3.8% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 6.23
Parallax 2.88
3% 4.44 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 2.33
Splatting 7.78
4% 5.26 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.8%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$23
269GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SM11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 8.5 9.8 58 68 79 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
37.3% Below average
Read 86.3
Write 63
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 43.9
39% 53.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
86% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 37.3%
Great: 64%
USB FLASH DRIVE 64GB
52GB free, PID 0817
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.8 3 3.6 3 3 3.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
2.45% Terrible
Read 3.8
Write 7.5
Mixed 3
SusWrite 3.3
6% 4.4 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.45%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5428-065.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 15.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 15
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-Q1742 Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Q1742

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $420
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