Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (56%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 22:20
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	56%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 211 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 386 51% 384 Pts	64-Core 369 23% 369 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% Asus(1043 3004) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.8% Below average	Lighting 41.5 Reflection 27.6 Parallax 52.7 34% 40.6 fps	MRender 27 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 34.2 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 140 104 87 99 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 324 Write 183 Mixed 266 SusWrite 118 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 44.6 160% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 182 148% 210 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 86%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 200GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 111 110 111 110 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 112 Write 23.8 Mixed 69 SusWrite 107 58% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 270GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 74 74 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 94.3 Write 58 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 72.5 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 62%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 408GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 84 85 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 120 Write 100 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 84.6 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 96%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 44GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 191 191 190 187 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 247 Write 128 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 186 186% 152 MB/s	4K Read 11.1 4K Write 10.4 4K Mixed 7.5 650% 9.67 MB/s	DQ Read 12.1 DQ Write 11.6 DQ Mixed 8.9 742% 10.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
SanDisk Extreme Go USB 3.1 64GB-$23 2,139 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 58GB free, PID 558b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 147 149 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 185 Write 144 Mixed 103 SusWrite 148 189% 145 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.7 141% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 27,024 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 18.5 MC Mixed 16.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 63%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	184x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	87x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	66x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	18x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 54%, 8,026 samples	31x
BLS4G3D169DS3.16FE 4x4GBCrucialBench 59%, 371 samples	28x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	25x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16