Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 49.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics13.7% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 20 '18 at 15:09
Run Duration311 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X3 720
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 3 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
49.7% Average
Memory 80.2
1-Core 40.7
2-Core 80.6
45% 67.2 Pts
4-Core 115
8-Core 114
15% 114 Pts
64-Core 119
7% 119 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 54%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
PNY(196E 0865) 1GB
CLim: 765 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
13.7% Very poor
Lighting 15.8
Reflection 18.8
Parallax 13.9
13% 16.2 fps
MRender 22.3
Gravity 16.5
Splatting 17.6
15% 18.8 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.7%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hitachi HDT725032VLA360 320GB
244GB free
Firmware: V54OA73A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
21.5% Poor
Read 33.8
Write 40.8
Mixed 22.8
24% 32.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.64
4K Mixed 0.26
88% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 21.5%
Great: 40%
WD WD2500JD-00HBB0 250GB-$140
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 08.02D08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
22.1% Poor
Read 39.2
Write 37.4
Mixed 35.1
28% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.29
77% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 22.1%
Great: 33%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 8GB
5GB free, PID 6544
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
5.72% Terrible
Read 22
Write 5.13
Mixed 7.42
12% 11.5 MB/s
4K Read 5.88
4K Write 0.009
4K Mixed 0.007
22% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.72%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
22.8% Poor
MC Read 8.6
MC Write 6.4
MC Mixed 6.8
21% 7.27 GB/s
SC Read 6.2
SC Write 5.3
SC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.73 GB/s
Latency 80.1
50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.8%
Great: 65%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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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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