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 (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	80.7% 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 8 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z97 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, ,
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '17 at 15:21
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	0%
CPU Throttled	70%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 74.1 2-Core 138 62% 101 Pts	4-Core 186 8-Core 179 24% 182 Pts	64-Core 197 12% 197 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180 4,505 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 184GB free Firmware: LH6i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 130403797041520 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1829 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1829 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4023 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 33 57 68723212321 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1829 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 5389 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 154052 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 51 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 154052 (F2) Unknown 100 100 161342 (F9) Unknown 100 100 5218	67.7% Good	Read 484 Write 233 Mixed 302 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 14 111% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 84.1 DQ Mixed 14.4 23% 42.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 89%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: X21200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3320 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2304 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 163 (A9) Unknown 100 100 395 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 63 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1005 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 122 (C2) HDA temperature 56 48 206159544364 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (D4) Unknown 100 100 116 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 522 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 16690 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9733 (F2) Unknown 253 253 15055 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	80.7% Excellent	Read 506 Write 402 Mixed 440 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 17.1 115% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 87.8 DQ Mixed 18.1 26% 46 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 114%

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 way above expectations (88^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 9.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 12.1 SC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 34%

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

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

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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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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