Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	180% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	103% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 15:24
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 87.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 228 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 625 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 616 38% 616 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 462.31 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	180% Outstanding	Lighting 260 Reflection 254 Parallax 269 212% 261 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 221 Splatting 163 178% 227 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$86 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 266 274 279 287 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 437 Mixed 395 SusWrite 279 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 50.1 163% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 296 240% 339 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 277 283 291 299 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 443 Mixed 435 SusWrite 290 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 54.1 182% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 353 268% 362 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 153 148 159 164 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 153 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 154 148 159 164 155 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 130 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 153 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 113%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 420GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 179 181 182 181 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 135 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 180 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.5 311% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 117%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 182 183 185 185 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 131 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 182 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 6,467 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.7 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 16.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 65%

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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	184x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	87x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	66x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	19x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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 $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