Gigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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. 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 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics69.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemGigabyte G1.Sniper Z170
MotherboardGigabyte GA-G1.Sniper Z170-CF  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151020
Uptime5.4 Days
Run DateMay 16 '18 at 18:00
Run Duration230 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 25%

 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 i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 86
1-Core 115
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 339
42% 323 Pts
64-Core 352
22% 352 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.3% Good
Lighting 87.9
Reflection 93.5
Parallax 89.6
72% 90.3 fps
MRender 80.9
Gravity 82.1
Splatting 75.5
65% 79.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
523GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Read 166
Write 115
Mixed 128
102% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.14
56% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 22.2
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 21.1
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 107%

 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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