Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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. 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 66.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81.9% 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 Drive56.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130205
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 15 '17 at 14:26
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (94th percentile)
66.9% Good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 74
2-Core 146
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 447
42% 350 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 372.70
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.9% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 116
Parallax 114
86% 112 fps
MRender 93
Gravity 98.8
Splatting 85.3
75% 92.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X212T0RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 313
Write 321
Mixed 169
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 13.9
72% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 91.7
DQ Mixed 15.2
24% 44.2 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 114%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
4TB free
Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
45.3% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 15.3
46% 16 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.3%
Great: 96%

 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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