Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 18 '17 at 14:51
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th 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
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 85.9
1-Core 69.3
2-Core 131
59% 95.3 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 328
36% 287 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 378.78
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.7% Outstanding
Lighting 101
Reflection 152
Parallax 183
82% 145 fps
MRender 127
Gravity 173
Splatting 120
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 379
Write 267
Mixed 170
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 47
4K Mixed 19.1
103% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 42.3
DQ Write 70.5
DQ Mixed 19.5
25% 44.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
1TB free
Firmware: CC54 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 142
Write 93
Mixed 91.7
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.12
39% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
835GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Read 174
Write 137
Mixed 91.1
100% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.35
4K Mixed 0.38
125% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.2% Poor
MC Read 9.2
MC Write 9.5
MC Mixed 8.3
26% 9 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 6.7
SC Mixed 8.4
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 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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