Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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. 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics79.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121026
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 19 '19 at 12:52
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 71.5
2-Core 142
60% 99.1 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 411
42% 338 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Lighting 104
Reflection 95
Parallax 88.4
84% 95.7 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 85.9
Splatting 74.8
71% 88.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 336 328 279 301 301 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
61% Good
Read 200
Write 292
Mixed 234
SusWrite 298
58% 256 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 69.3
4K Mixed 29.3
103% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 23.6
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 33.6
34% 53.1 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 61%
Great: 101%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
96GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
62.9% Good
Read 318
Write 253
Mixed 239
SusWrite 90.3
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 69.8
4K Mixed 37.6
134% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 37
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 45.7
42% 61.7 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
181GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 36.3
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 90.2
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.5
28% 9.97 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 97%

 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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