Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z170
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170103
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '18 at 21:41
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 592 75% 568 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3720) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 67.7 66% 74 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 73.3 59% 72.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 888 Write 584 Mixed 598 153% 690 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 54.8 203% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 322 272% 385 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 274GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 136 137 138 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 176 Write 144 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 136 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 109%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 486GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 86 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 87.5 Write 90 Mixed 52 SusWrite 85.3 106% 78.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X4GF3000C15K4 4x4GB 260 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 32.4 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.8 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	150x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	79x
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	38x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	36x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	27x

SSD
SD8SBBU240G1122 240GBSandiskBench 47%, 2,683 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
Z400s 256GBSanDisk $221Bench 72%, 10,770 samples	7x

RAM
DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 2,314 samples	29x
CM4X4GF3000C15K4 4x4GBCorsairBench 83%, 260 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $297

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