Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 11 '18 at 14:05
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 92 1-Core 61 2-Core 124 58% 92.2 Pts	4-Core 218 8-Core 352 35% 285 Pts	64-Core 378 23% 378 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 260X-$120 38,521 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 2274) 2GB CLim: 1188 MHz, MLim: 1625 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 28.7 Reflection 32.3 Parallax 34.5 23% 31.9 fps	MRender 27.7 Gravity 25.7 Splatting 33.7 24% 29 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 189GB free Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 1,220 Write 161 Mixed 312 121% 565 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 15.5 89% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 45.2 52% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 7334 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2382 (B1) Unknown 71 71 604 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 53 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 79 (F1) Unknown 99 99 217690391626
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 119700680 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2386 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4203594 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7054 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2299 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 69 437518362 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 20 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 26449 (C2) HDA temperature 26 40 55834574874 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 34303903797689 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3679996619 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7900232909	95.7% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 161 Mixed 154 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.24 85% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 113%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 604GB free Firmware: CC35 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 174268632 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4113 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 51 40 820360180100 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10462 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4085 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 91 137441443880 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 203 (BE) vendor-specific 76 54 403963928 (C2) HDA temperature 24 46 55834574872 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 52 42 174268632 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 57711475576577 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2877154865 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3678333619	44.6% Average	Read 77.7 Write 77.5 Mixed 83.3 60% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.61 4K Mixed 0.38 95% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 291GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 134 134 34387722667 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2285 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6987 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2213 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2289 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2289 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 141734969373 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	68.6% Good	Read 113 Write 126 Mixed 131 93% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.18 77% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 358GB free Firmware: CC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 184 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9794 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 8612637870 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15340 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3992 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 188982100072 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 52 60550348825 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 549 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 95 95 10485 (C2) HDA temperature 25 48 -140737488355303 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 7 184 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -7881264970756 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1594401421 (F2) Unknown 100 253 763973055	51.5% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 81 Mixed 78.6 65% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608ET 2x8GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	48.9% Average	MC Read 20.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 17 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 13.1 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 53%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	82x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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