Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics31% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 23 '19 at 16:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8300-$168
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Memory 95.1
1-Core 78.5
2-Core 157
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 458
44% 361 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
31% Below average
Lighting 38.3
Reflection 30.3
Parallax 37
31% 35.2 fps
MRender 40.3
Gravity 37.3
Splatting 35.3
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 98 173 174 147 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
59.1% Above average
Read 804
Write 182
Mixed 292
SusWrite 129
77% 352 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 11.6
65% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 157%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
120GB free
Firmware: EMT0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,956
Write 3,393
Mixed 3,470
804% 3,607 MB/s
4K Read 254
4K Write 217
4K Mixed 91
616% 187 MB/s
DQ Read 563
DQ Write 425
DQ Mixed 558
400% 516 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Ct240bx5 0 240GB
52GB free
Firmware: M6C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 3,318
Write 3,004
Mixed 3043
697% 3,122 MB/s
4K Read 208
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 210
694% 208 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 546
407% 540 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 20.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 10.2
SC Mixed 15.6
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 56.9
70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $303
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