Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	205% 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	111% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	26.9 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	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 216 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 665 69% 553 Pts	64-Core 644 40% 644 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Zotac(19DA 1613) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 462.31 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	205% Outstanding	Lighting 300 Reflection 294 Parallax 313 245% 302 fps	MRender 351 Gravity 246 Splatting 188 206% 262 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 296 298 283 220 245 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 435 Mixed 406 SusWrite 274 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 58.8 188% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 304 244% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$372 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2.5TB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 310 310 309 323 272 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 472 Mixed 458 SusWrite 306 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 154 157 165 159 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 117 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 154 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 154 157 164 159 148 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 120 Mixed 84 SusWrite 153 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 420GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 182 180 179 175 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 132 Mixed 92.6 SusWrite 180 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 1.5 318% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 12,762 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 0711 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 183 183 183 182 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 135 Mixed 82 SusWrite 182 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 as expected (44^th percentile)	49.6% Average	MC Read 17 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 15.1 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 49.6% 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	187x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	87x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	36x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	23x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16