Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 9%
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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive79.6% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20111013
Uptime4 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 19:55
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4100-$110
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 78.2
1-Core 62.2
2-Core 111
53% 83.9 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 164
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 175
11% 175 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 58%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
EVGA(3842 2069) 2GB
CLim: 865 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
14.2% Very poor
Lighting 16
Reflection 19.2
Parallax 14.7
13% 16.6 fps
MRender 23.3
Gravity 17.1
Splatting 20
16% 20.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.2%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Read 476
Write 384
Mixed 412
94% 424 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 28.4
102% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 139
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 55.6
60% 100 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
124GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 62.1
Write 69.4
Mixed 67.3
50% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.4% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 15.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 10.3
25% 8.77 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 61%

 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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