Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	34.9% 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	90.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 24 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	2.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '22 at 05:37
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (40^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-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Memory 79.3 1-Core 42.6 2-Core 125 50% 82.3 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 302 31% 249 Pts	64-Core 303 19% 303 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 2774) 2GB CLim: 1267 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 472.98 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 40.6 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 51.7 33% 43.5 fps	MRender 54.2 Gravity 49.8 Splatting 39.6 38% 47.9 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$89 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 871GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 369 338 362 360 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 389 Mixed 388 SusWrite 343 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 60.1 4K Mixed 40.4 134% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 192 157% 226 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 137%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 110GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 154 146 147 146 146 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 346 Write 272 Mixed 252 SusWrite 161 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 32.6 111% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 39.5 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 49.8 44% 62.9 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 108%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB 39,476 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 266GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 74 78 81 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Read 48.4 Write 88.5 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 77.7 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.2 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 70%
WD Re 1TB (2013)-$65 3,754 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 896GB free Firmware: 01.01V03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 148 Write 120 Mixed 112 SusWrite 102 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 1x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	MC Read 7.1 MC Write 7.6 MC Mixed 7.3 21% 7.33 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 6.6 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 28%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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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 $175Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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