Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive43.5% 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 (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 15 '18 at 06:31
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU 49%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 87.2
1-Core 58.4
2-Core 112
55% 85.8 Pts
4-Core 199
8-Core 334
32% 266 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 3686) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.6% Good
Lighting 80.6
Reflection 79.2
Parallax 77
66% 78.9 fps
MRender 76.6
Gravity 70
Splatting 63.4
57% 70 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
43.5% Average
Read 193
Write 165
Mixed 140
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 18.5
4K Write 46.8
4K Mixed 13.4
70% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 89.5
DQ Mixed 44.2
52% 90.8 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 66%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
256GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
42.8% Average
Read 68.5
Write 80.4
Mixed 80.4
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.39
4K Mixed 0.13
59% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
178GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 62.3
Write 73.7
Mixed 69.8
52% 68.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.17
55% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 39%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.7% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 10.9
24% 8.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 100%

 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
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