Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140530
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '18 at 16:46
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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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 i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 260 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 710 72% 586 Pts	64-Core 707 44% 707 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6686) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2910 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 421 (B1) Unknown 99 99 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 12 (F1) Unknown 99 99 19857061680	101% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 399 Mixed 414 98% 443 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 38.5 159% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 65.2 79% 144 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 26GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8098 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1029 (B1) Unknown 99 99 9 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 55 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 8980542875	114% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 414 Mixed 422 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 47.8 177% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 111 139% 249 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 100 (03) Spinup time 224 224 38673973542 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 126 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 899 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 151 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 151 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 171799740445 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 173 Mixed 154 127% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.03 4K Write 3.77 4K Mixed 0.43 160% 1.74 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 121%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 134 Write 138 Mixed 121 168% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.62 4K Mixed 0.28 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,383 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1866 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	67.3% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 18.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 72%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	187x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	87x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16