Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 68.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics38.6% 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 Drive84.4% 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.
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 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20141106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 06 '17 at 10:12
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
68.8% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 75.8
2-Core 149
64% 105 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 477
43% 364 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Lighting 50.8
Reflection 47.3
Parallax 46.2
41% 48.1 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 43.6
Splatting 38.4
33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 508
Write 390
Mixed 414
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 22.8
129% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 41.7
DQ Write 74
DQ Mixed 22.6
27% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9
24GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Read 28.4
Write 24.2
Mixed 13.6
26% 22 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 0.27
4K Mixed 0.24
20% 0.36 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
51.2% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 18
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.8
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 331 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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