Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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.
Processor	With 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	4.3% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130204
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 16:38
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100 29,222 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Memory 76.9 1-Core 53.3 2-Core 93 48% 74.4 Pts	4-Core 176 8-Core 260 27% 218 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	4.3% Terrible	Lighting 1.77 Reflection 12 Parallax 9.19 1% 7.65 fps	MRender 13.5 Gravity 10.5 Splatting 12.1 10% 12 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 4.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 441 Write 389 Mixed 295 83% 375 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 40.6 136% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 251 186% 246 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 110%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 111GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 359 384 404 392 406 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 373 Write 395 Mixed 286 SusWrite 387 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 26.1 92% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 249 DQ Mixed 240 188% 261 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 69GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 103 105 106 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 141 Write 136 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 105 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 1,630 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 192GB free, PID 2322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 79 82 79 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 87.7 Write 55.5 Mixed 49 SusWrite 77.3 88% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 4x4GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.7 MC Mixed 12.8 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 11 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 90%

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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 36%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990XA-UD3 - $120

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	185x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	81x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	70x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	33x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	31x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	23x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	18x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	17x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	57x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	45x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	29x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $395

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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