Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	89.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 70% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '17 at 05:58
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4160-$79 48,506 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Memory 77.4 1-Core 62.6 2-Core 127 54% 89.1 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 177 24% 177 Pts	64-Core 186 12% 186 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 67%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 14,881 User benchmarks, average bench 7% Nvidia(10DE 0592) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 342.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 5% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3592 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2551 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 182 (A9) Unknown 100 100 395 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 70 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1126 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 122 (C2) HDA temperature 55 49 210454511661 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 116 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 545 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 18548 (F1) Unknown 253 253 10708 (F2) Unknown 253 253 16563 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	89.8% Excellent	Read 499 Write 374 Mixed 368 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 23.2 124% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 61.8 94% 178 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 114%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 946GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 176 6058 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2200 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6853 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1363 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 308 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 173 173 82260 (C2) HDA temperature 111 99 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	64.6% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 76.6 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 2.12 4K Mixed 0.28 105% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 83%
ASMT 2115 250GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 208GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 307 Write 306 Mixed 238 359% 284 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 17.4 2,520% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 68.8 DQ Mixed 21 3,166% 40 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 209%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99P5471-033.A00LF 1x8GB 805 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 9 28% 9.77 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 10.4 29% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 34%

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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 i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	71x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	67x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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