Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
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 56.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	30.3% 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 Drive	60.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	17.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160406
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '17 at 04:26
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320E-$87 33,199 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	56.2% Above average	Memory 81.5 1-Core 58.2 2-Core 102 52% 80.6 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 198 25% 188 Pts	64-Core 276 17% 276 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.3% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 36.3 Parallax 33.6 32% 36.4 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 35 Splatting 31.8 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 4453581 (05) Reallocated sector count 87 87 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 -49486613172011 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 420 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 284 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 34 47 55837655074 (C2) HDA temperature 34 47 55837655074 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4453581 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4453581 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4453581 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 98784247808 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3722 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2420 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2420 (F2) Unknown 0 0 1206	64.1% Good	Read 475 Write 241 Mixed 278 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 52.1 4K Mixed 15.4 82% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 64.9 68% 113 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 85%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 205GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 19342898 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 -90735479082811 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 419 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 283 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 34 63 90198442018 (C2) HDA temperature 34 63 90198442018 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 19342898 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 19342898 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 19342898 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5007 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2434 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2434 (F2) Unknown 0 0 707	65.9% Good	Read 475 Write 256 Mixed 330 78% 354 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 51.6 4K Mixed 16.2 85% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 170 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 67.5 70% 115 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q 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 97 97 14860 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1155 (B1) Unknown 97 97 88 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 59 37 41 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 6 (EB) Unknown 99 99 372 (F1) Unknown 99 99 9990364530	60.4% Good	Read 492 Write 310 Mixed 378 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 44.9 4K Mixed 11.5 67% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 20.7 DQ Write 73.8 DQ Mixed 33.5 30% 42.7 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 76%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 224287272 (03) Spinup time 95 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2153 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 14685900 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14446 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 335 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 94 34360262664 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 52 723255329 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 190 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2161 (C2) HDA temperature 33 48 55834574881 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	82% Excellent	Read 146 Write 140 Mixed 139 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.21 83% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 106%
Seagate ST4000VX000-1F4168 4TB 3,084 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3.5TB free Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 140312504 (03) Spinup time 96 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1773 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 4325958966 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9695 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 277 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 95 34360262665 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 51 672792613 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 220 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1782 (C2) HDA temperature 37 49 77309411365 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.7% Excellent	Read 125 Write 157 Mixed 151 109% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.14 72% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 106%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2013)-$60 4,631 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 431GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 170 2375 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 903 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2522 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 356 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 88 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17538 (C2) HDA temperature 114 105 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	58.4% Above average	Read 96.5 Write 107 Mixed 98.4 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.32 110% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.2% Below average	MC Read 10.7 MC Write 12.1 MC Mixed 11.3 32% 11.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 95%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	122x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	33x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	32x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
R9 380AMD $200Bench 33%, 83,027 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	11x
GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GBGigabyteBench 158%, 4,456 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	24x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 1,520 samples	8x
F3 DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 45%, 445 samples	7x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $303

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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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