Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42% 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)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130205
Uptime	15.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 22:18
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.5% Good	Memory 79 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 139 58% 95.8 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 397 39% 318 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 55.6 Reflection 50.8 Parallax 67.8 45% 58.1 fps	MRender 48.4 Gravity 31.2 Splatting 48.7 36% 42.7 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 50%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 764GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 117 104 134 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 152 Write 123 Mixed 73 SusWrite 133 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMX8GX3M2A200 CMX8GX3M2A200 CMX4GX3M1A133 CMX4GX3M1A133 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 533, 533, 667, 667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.4% Below average	MC Read 13.3 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.3 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 82.4 49% 82.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 40%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	82x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

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 $178	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