Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-D3  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1842 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130124
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '17 at 08:09
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
42.8% Average
Memory 54.6
1-Core 41.4
2-Core 84.3
37% 60.1 Pts
4-Core 168
8-Core 341
30% 254 Pts
64-Core 337
21% 337 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 42.8%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.3
Reflection 5.04
Parallax 3.53
4% 4.29 fps
MRender 5.95
Gravity 4.3
Splatting 3.09
4% 4.45 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 115
Write 96.5
Mixed 110
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.14
82% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 118
Write 109
Mixed 57.2
70% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.19
76% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
40.8% Average
MC Read 18
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 3.5
SC Write 3.9
SC Mixed 5.6
12% 4.33 GB/s
Latency 144
28% 144 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-D3 Builds (Compare 74 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 37% - Below average Total price: $447
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