Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 54.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.54% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4  (all builds)
Memory16.9 GB free of 20 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100702
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateAug 26 '18 at 21:42
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 60%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 965-$144
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Memory 83.5
1-Core 50.5
2-Core 101
51% 78.2 Pts
4-Core 150
8-Core 151
20% 151 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GTS
Device(107D 2A80) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 334.89
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
2.54% Terrible
Lighting 2.6
Reflection 5.42
Parallax 0.91
2% 2.98 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 4.39
3% 4.13 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.54%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 30 30 31 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
54.7% Above average
Read 223
Write 200
Mixed 194
SusWrite 29.8
36% 162 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 55.3
4K Mixed 40
133% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 39.1
DQ Write 70.3
DQ Mixed 47.4
38% 52.3 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 118%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 180 158 178 161 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 184
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 169
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.4
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Seagate ST3500841AS 500GB
29GB free
Firmware: 3.AAE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 31 31 31 31 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Read 31.7
Write 13.2
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 30.4
18% 24.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 20GB
null MHz
2048, 2048, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.8% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 7.5
MC Mixed 12.2
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 6.4
SC Mixed 9.3
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-790XTA-UD4 Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-790XTA-UD4

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