Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z87

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	38.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.4% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z87 (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141121
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 236 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 671 67% 546 Pts	64-Core 670 42% 670 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Lighting 46 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 56 38% 48.3 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 52.9 Splatting 39.8 40% 50.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 243 243 245 244 244 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 406 Mixed 262 SusWrite 235 76% 338 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 37.9 144% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 88.4 127% 238 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 193 194 195 197 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 142 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 191 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR3-2133 CL9 8GB 2x8GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 17 56% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 20.4 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 80%

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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%

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Desktop 79%

Battleship

Workstation 34%

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

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	106x
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	35x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16