Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z87

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.6% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z87 (all builds)
Memory	14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '18 at 02:26
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 94.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 455 61% 458 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2763) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme II 480GB-$192 1,439 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 307GB free Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 8652 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2589 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 139 (A9) Unknown 100 100 725 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 15 (AE) Unknown 100 100 269 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 133 571231764507 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 50 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7961 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3746 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3547 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	92% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 371 Mixed 370 89% 400 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 26 125% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 66.3 116% 229 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 110%
SanDisk Extreme II 240GB-$110 3,009 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 8523 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2620 (A6) Unknown 100 100 41 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 250 (A9) Unknown 100 100 433 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 114 (AE) Unknown 100 100 311 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 137 588411633692 (D4) Unknown 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 848 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 28946 (F1) Unknown 253 253 11416 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15843 (F3) Unknown 100 100 0	96.6% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 458 Mixed 429 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 26.4 122% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 63.7 112% 223 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 20,728 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.9% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 19.5 62% 21.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 19.2 54% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 62%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z87 - $120

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	105x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	74x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	32x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	25x
RX 590AMD $200Bench 57%, 122,060 samples	24x

SSD
BX500 480GBCrucial $38Bench 63%, 83,298 samples	34x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	20x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	13x

RAM
CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 0215 CML16GX3M2A1600C9 0420 F3-1600C9-8GXM 32GBUnknownBench 65%, 17 samples	13x
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 51%, 10,062 samples	11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 4,160 samples	9x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $478

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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