Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU, SSD, RAM
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Graphics	43.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150421
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '15 at 00:46
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	LUX-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200 2,511 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		1-Core 108 2-Core 212 73% 160 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 599 60% 490 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 59% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5582 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.4% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 49.2 Parallax 60 44% 54.5 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 43 Splatting 47.1 42% 52 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 235GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01V03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 175 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 269 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5006 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 265 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 214 (C2) HDA temperature 112 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	46.6% Average	Read 88.4 Write 74.1 Mixed 89 63% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.42 80% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 77%
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB 7,087 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 66GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 189 0 (03) Spinup time 147 141 9625 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14614 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 59 59 30238 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1871 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 162 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 103 103 292884 (C2) HDA temperature 113 98 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 26 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 25 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 196 194 802	35.6% Below average	Read 68.9 Write 54.7 Mixed 49.4 43% 57.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 63%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$54 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 54GB free Firmware: 01.01V02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 6 (03) Spinup time 172 171 4391 (04) Start/Stop count 85 85 15821 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15325 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 930 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 81 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 15739 (C2) HDA temperature 114 92 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	53.9% Above average	Read 109 Write 78.8 Mixed 91.9 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 0.39 98% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 76%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 50GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 253 253 8900 (04) Start/Stop count 72 72 28982 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13553 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 777 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 28909 (C2) HDA temperature 114 100 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	51.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 74.5 Mixed 90.9 68% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.39 105% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 85%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 70GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	23% Poor	Read 47.1 Write 47.8 Mixed 46.2 61% 47 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.22 72% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 42%
Samsung STORY Station 1.5TB 903 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 14GB free, PID 5f06 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 38.6 Write 41.4 Mixed 40.1 52% 40 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.27 52% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 20%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 35%

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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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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

Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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