Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 45.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime22.1 Days
Run DateOct 07 '17 at 18:41
Run Duration308 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 90%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4300-$73
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
45.5% Average
Memory 68
1-Core 50.1
2-Core 84.5
44% 67.5 Pts
4-Core 132
8-Core 159
19% 145 Pts
64-Core 154
10% 154 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Asus(1043 8439) 1GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile)
3.81% Terrible
Lighting 3.97
Reflection 3.77
Parallax 5.09
3% 4.28 fps
MRender 6.62
Gravity 5
Splatting 6.39
5% 6 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 3.81%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 114
Write 122
Mixed 111
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.91
4K Mixed 0.17
74% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 84%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
13GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
5.71% Terrible
Read 20.7
Write 4.21
Mixed 7.37
11% 10.8 MB/s
4K Read 3.18
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.92
54% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.71%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-017.A 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
34.8% Below average
MC Read 15.6
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 12.8
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 7.2
18% 6.37 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 34.8%
Great: 45%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback