Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.3% 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 Drive70.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140530
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 30 '20 at 18:08
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 129
2-Core 243
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 647
67% 540 Pts
64-Core 689
43% 689 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5107
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4% Terrible
Lighting 4.07
Reflection 6.92
Parallax 6.5
3% 5.83 fps
MRender 8.05
Gravity 2.6
Splatting 8.35
5% 6.33 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.3% Above average
Lighting 64.5
Reflection 66
Parallax 59
52% 63.1 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 61.4
Splatting 51.7
49% 61.1 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 750GB-$85
248GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 255 257 254 253 263 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
70.8% Very good
Read 346
Write 258
Mixed 166
SusWrite 256
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 19.5
102% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 253
DQ Mixed 121
126% 204 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.8%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
1TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 147 148 145 144 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 149
Write 107
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 146
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 114%
ST1000LM 024 HN-M101M 1TB
339GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 10 9.7 7.9 10 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 40.2
Write 26
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 10.2
34% 27 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.5
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.3
49% 17 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.2%
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 577 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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