Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 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 51.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics30.8% 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 Drive154% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime11.7 Days
Run DateJun 08 '17 at 05:25
Run Duration411 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
51.4% Above average
Memory 76
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 85.9
45% 68.9 Pts
4-Core 149
8-Core 201
22% 175 Pts
64-Core 224
14% 224 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 51.4%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
Sapphire(174B E208) 3GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1425 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
30.8% Below average
Lighting 39.5
Reflection 27.7
Parallax 51.3
32% 39.5 fps
MRender 26.9
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 34.9
28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
154% Outstanding
Read 1,244
Write 957
Mixed 1,126
247% 1,109 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 37.1
124% 41.1 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 129
DQ Mixed 71.2
74% 123 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 154%
Great: 283%
Corsair Force 40GB-$94
21GB free
Firmware: 2.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
30.6% Below average
Read 140
Write 50.5
Mixed 67
19% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 12.3
62% 22.5 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 52.9
DQ Mixed 20.8
32% 61 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
14GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
42.7% Average
Read 69.6
Write 78.7
Mixed 76.9
57% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.38
106% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.7%
Great: 75%
Maxtor 6B200P0 204GB
9GB free
Firmware: BAH41B70 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
2.45% Terrible
Read 3.92
Write 3.93
Mixed 3.91
3% 3.92 MB/s
4K Read 0.42
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.22
74% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.45%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
28.2% Poor
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 6.3
MC Mixed 11
28% 9.9 GB/s
SC Read 5.5
SC Write 4.5
SC Mixed 6
15% 5.33 GB/s
Latency 88.3
45% 88.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $303
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