Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


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 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28% 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)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161220
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '18 at 13:14
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	49%

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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-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 72.6 1-Core 44.3 2-Core 112 47% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 447 41% 342 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 1927 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28% Poor	Lighting 34.7 Reflection 29.5 Parallax 33.2 28% 32.4 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 32.3 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 375 388 398 400 404 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 426 Mixed 366 SusWrite 386 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 49.8 165% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 256 192% 255 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 70.7 Write 71.8 Mixed 52.5 48% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 223GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 102 Write 88.5 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 108 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 113%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$64 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 107GB free Firmware: 01.01K01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 139 133 137 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 103 Write 96 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 137 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 279GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 158 161 159 156 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 72.3 Write 69.8 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 158 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44.3% Average	MC Read 20.5 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 15 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.1 SC Mixed 4.2 19% 6.8 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 50%

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Desktop 68%

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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 $47Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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