Gigabyte G1.Sniper 5 (Z87) Motherboard Review

3DMark 11

3DMark 11 is the from Futuremark, takes full advantage of DirectX 11 by utilising tessellation features and volumetric lighting. It takes your graphics and CPU hardware to the edge to simulate the most extreme conditions whilst working as a stand point to compare results with other users online.

Gaming performance saw lowest results than we expected, with other similar boards scoring higher at stock speeds. Of course the overclock helped to push these scores up, though on Extreme the Z87 MPOWER from MSI scored the same points.

3DMark 2013

“The new 3DMark includes everything you need to benchmark your hardware. With three all new tests you can bench everything from smartphones and tablets, to notebooks and home PCs, to the latest high-end, multi-GPU gaming desktops. And it’s not just for Windows. With 3DMark you can compare your scores with Android and iOS devices too. It’s the most powerful and flexible 3DMark we’ve ever created. Fire Strike is our new showcase DirectX 11 benchmark designed for high-performance gaming PCs. It is our most ambitious and technical benchmark ever, featuring real-time graphics rendered with detail and complexity far beyond what is found in other benchmarks and games today.”

Very similar results under 3DMark 2013 with the G1 Sniper 5 being beaten across the board by almost everything, again with the overclock slightly helping to boost scores, but not much over the other boards including the UD4H from Gigabyte.