Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30.6% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 09 '16 at 12:00
Run Duration91 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.8% Good
Memory 92.6
1-Core 73.3
2-Core 126
62% 97.1 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 426
42% 341 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Gigabyte(1458 227D) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 16.200.1035.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 35.1
Parallax 50.2
32% 41.3 fps
MRender 30.4
Gravity 32.5
Splatting 40.3
29% 34.4 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 29%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 477
Write 306
Mixed 336
83% 373 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 43.3
4K Mixed 21.5
104% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 89.4
DQ Mixed 50.4
59% 103 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53.5% Above average
MC Read 23
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 18.7
55% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 9.1
SC Mixed 14.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 53.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,402 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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