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Hardware Unboxed

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57 Gistil Score · median of 29 measured videos

Across 29 measured videos from Hardware Unboxed, the median Gistil Score is 57 out of 100, and 6 of them came out worth watching outright. The median filler share is 43%. In a typical video the value starts at 2:11.

Videos measured
29
Filler · median
43%
Value starts
2:11

Last measured 16 Sep 2026

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The three densest videos we have measured on this channel, each with the minute its value starts.

  1. 01

    AMD Ryzen 7 7700X Review, Ultra Fast & Ultra Expensive

    Worth skimming 22:26

    Density
    74
    Useful from
    3:01

    A rigorous, data-dense launch review that fairly earns its 'fast but expensive' verdict, even if the pricing details will age quickly.

    value from 3:01 ↗

  2. 02

    I Spent 9 Months Testing Every X870 Motherboard

    Worth skimming 1:29:54

    Density
    63
    Padding
    40%
    Useful from
    2:47

    An exhaustive, honest 53-board X870 motherboard shootout with real thermal/power data and an actual discovered hardware flaw — genuinely useful for buyers, just short-lived by nature.

    value from 2:47 ↗

  3. 03

    Could Intel Save Gamers? Arc B770, We Have One (Sort Of)

    Worth skimming 17:51

    Density
    77
    Useful from
    2:10

    A data-dense, honestly-argued benchmark deep dive that credibly proves why Intel's gaming B770 will likely never exist.

    value from 2:10 ↗

Questions

Is Hardware Unboxed worth watching?

Across the 29 videos we measured, the median Gistil Score is 57 out of 100, and 6 came out worth watching outright. The score measures how much of the runtime carries substance; it is our own measurement, not a YouTube metric.

What are the best Hardware Unboxed videos?

The three densest ones we have measured are listed above, each with the minute its value starts — so you can open one at the second it begins to pay off.

How honest are the titles on Hardware Unboxed?

Median title honesty across those videos is 85 out of 100 — how closely a title matches what the video actually delivers.

The Gistil Score is our own independent measurement of how much of a video's runtime carries substance. It is not a YouTube metric, not a public rating, and not the video's rating on YouTube. Gistil does not alter, download or cut any part of a video — the videos stay on YouTube and play there. Not affiliated with YouTube or Google.

How this is measured

Every number on this page comes from measuring the videos one at a time. How we measure.

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