Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive123% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '17 at 02:09
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 86.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 238
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 602
64% 511 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.59
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 195
Parallax 193
160% 195 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 192
Splatting 125
121% 151 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 138%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
714GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 970
Write 388
Mixed 674
149% 677 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 43.1
142% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 349
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 208
201% 316 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 123%
Great: 372%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1AQ1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 108
Write 99.3
Mixed 110
80% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 2.22
4K Mixed 0.37
101% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 72%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
521GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 72
Write 83.5
Mixed 7.07
39% 54.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.32
4K Write 0.86
4K Mixed 0.16
47% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 75%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
9GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 159
Write 143
Mixed 118
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 5.62
4K Mixed 0.59
186% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
29.9% Poor
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.5
MC Mixed 9.1
29% 10.2 GB/s
SC Read 1.9
SC Write 6.9
SC Mixed 8.3
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-G1.Sniper Z97 Builds (Compare 570 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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