Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics12.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive59.8% 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 (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 01 '20 at 16:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Memory 85.6
1-Core 46.1
2-Core 89.8
49% 73.8 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 224
25% 195 Pts
64-Core 160
10% 160 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6850
Asus(1043 03B4) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 14.2
14% 14.5 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 11.3
Splatting 17.1
11% 13.2 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 13%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U21010RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 316 322 327 329 325 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 222
Write 297
Mixed 230
SusWrite 320
61% 267 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 49.8
4K Mixed 14.3
77% 28.4 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 102
104% 167 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
269GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 121 122 121 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 179
Write 150
Mixed 96.5
SusWrite 120
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 86%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
337GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 102 100 101 101 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 97.5
Write 96.8
Mixed 62
SusWrite 100
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.1% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 6.6
MC Mixed 12.3
31% 10.9 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 6
SC Mixed 8.7
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,399 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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