Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.2% 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 Drive54.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990XA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130204
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 31 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 73.7
2-Core 145
64% 104 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 439
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Gigabyte(1458 3643) 2GB
CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.2% Poor
Lighting 33
Reflection 30.6
Parallax 38.2
27% 33.9 fps
MRender 41.8
Gravity 38.3
Splatting 33.9
31% 38 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
382GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 388
Mixed 411
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 42
147% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 84
81% 126 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 340
Write 247
Mixed 242
61% 277 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 13.5
84% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 30.3
DQ Write 50.7
DQ Mixed 13.2
18% 31.4 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 108%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
603GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 112
Write 121
Mixed 91.9
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 2.51
4K Mixed 0.27
98% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
51.1% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 13.5
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 51%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990XA-UD3 Builds (Compare 562 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 - $120

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $395
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