Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
ProcessorWith 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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics39.6% 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 Drive49.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 28 '18 at 16:41
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 76%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9370-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 72.3
1-Core 63.3
2-Core 126
53% 87.1 Pts
4-Core 159
8-Core 252
25% 205 Pts
64-Core 325
20% 325 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120
CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.10.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
39.6% Below average
Lighting 50.8
Reflection 52.7
Parallax 61.6
41% 55 fps
MRender 52.1
Gravity 45.6
Splatting 37.7
36% 45.2 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 39.6%
Great: 40%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XT 240GB-$170
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC01.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 327 150 176 400 234 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 320
Write 356
Mixed 307
SusWrite 252
70% 309 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 32.3
62% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 115%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
246GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 114 112 113 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 104
Write 53.2
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 113
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.3
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 9.2
22% 7.87 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 48.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $440
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