Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime2 Days
Run DateOct 31 '17 at 17:51
Run Duration255 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370E-$471
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.2% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 61.1
2-Core 87.5
55% 80.3 Pts
4-Core 240
8-Core 364
37% 302 Pts
64-Core 360
22% 360 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340
CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.10.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 76.8
Reflection 65
Parallax 98.6
63% 80.1 fps
MRender 64.4
Gravity 63.6
Splatting 81.1
58% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 57%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
587GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 158
Mixed 154
120% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.22
76% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
9GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
6.79% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 4.98
Mixed 8.39
12% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.19
4K Write 0.44
4K Mixed 0.45
50% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 6.79%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
34.9% Below average
MC Read 12.5
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 10
33% 11.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 10
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 332 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $490
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