Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 56.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics53.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive58.4% 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 (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 20 '20 at 01:24
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 97%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Memory 83.2
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 93.7
49% 74.2 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 177
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 178
11% 178 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
53.8% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 68.5
Parallax 88.1
54% 74.3 fps
MRender 70.5
Gravity 71.9
Splatting 56.4
53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate 600 240GB-$215
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C675
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 204 213 191 194 174 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
58.4% Above average
Read 364
Write 349
Mixed 150
SusWrite 201
60% 266 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 51.7
4K Mixed 27
93% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 27
DQ Write 89.3
DQ Mixed 36.7
34% 51 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 103%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100
363GB free
Firmware: CC34
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 70.7
Write 70.7
Mixed 43
46% 61.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
101GB free
Firmware: CC32
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 72.5
Write 70.8
Mixed 51
48% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 75%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136
971GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,704
Write 35.6
Mixed 64
432% 601 MB/s
4K Read 309
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 2
13,112% 104 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
92GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 58 59 57 55 55 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
38.6% Below average
Read 77.9
Write 51.6
Mixed 45.4
SusWrite 56.4
43% 57.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 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
32.4% Below average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 12.2
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 8.8
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 32.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,398 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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