Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemGigabyte G1.Sniper Z170
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '23 at 03:13
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 86.7
1-Core 119
2-Core 200
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 384
8-Core 546
58% 465 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-$330
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.Q4
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.2% Excellent
Lighting 84.8
Reflection 131
Parallax 164
69% 127 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 147
113% 138 fps
Poor: 83%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 91%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gigabyte(1458 36D2) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 40.1
Reflection 60.2
Parallax 37.2
33% 45.8 fps
MRender 34.9
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 33.5
29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshib DT01ACA300 3TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 111 56 81 117 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 145
Write 103
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 100
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
127% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 24
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 21.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 26.7
SC Mixed 21.5
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF Builds (Compare 287 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $297
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