Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 02 '17 at 04:13
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.9 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 94.3
1-Core 85.4
2-Core 165
70% 115 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 524
50% 414 Pts
64-Core 533
33% 533 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 68.7
Parallax 84.2
56% 73.8 fps
MRender 60.2
Gravity 64.9
Splatting 56
49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZHPU512HCGL-00004 512GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 87%
I-flashdisk K6 240GB
104GB free
Firmware: 2015
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
48% Average
Read 456
Write 264
Mixed 328
77% 349 MB/s
4K Read 17.1
4K Write 16.4
4K Mixed 3.33
39% 12.3 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 19.5
DQ Mixed 14.1
23% 47.3 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 48%
Great: 57%
I-flashdisk K6 240GB
21GB free
Firmware: 2015
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
59.9% Above average
Read 452
Write 262
Mixed 330
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 3.54
68% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 23.4
56% 116 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 57%
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 2TB
624GB free
Firmware: 1.10
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 154
Write 106
Mixed 131
98% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.99
4K Mixed 0.46
112% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 195%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 19.2
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 13.9
33% 11.7 GB/s
Latency 59
68% 59 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 55.3%
Great: 55%

 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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