Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics66.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive183% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '17 at 23:43
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 88.7
1-Core 78.2
2-Core 141
63% 103 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 453
43% 354 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan Z (SLI Disabled)
Nvidia(10DE 1078) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
66.9% Good
Lighting 95.1
Reflection 59.4
Parallax 77.7
78% 77.4 fps
MRender 73.3
Gravity 58.6
Splatting 44.2
46% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 75%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
183% Outstanding
Read 1,344
Write 1,125
Mixed 1,244
276% 1,238 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 45
170% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 88.7
94% 155 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 183%
Great: 283%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268
931GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 188
Mixed 180
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.78
4K Write 3.63
4K Mixed 0.44
191% 1.95 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 107%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-039.A 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 14.2
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 96%

 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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