Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
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MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 28 '17 at 09:03
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Memory 90.2
1-Core 69.9
2-Core 144
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 272
8-Core 438
44% 355 Pts
64-Core 439
27% 439 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 22.19.662.4
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD2002FYPS-01U1B0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 79.7
Mixed 95.2
69% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.34
120% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 179
Mixed 157
126% 168 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.19
77% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
878GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 171
Mixed 94.9
113% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.62
4K Mixed 0.38
102% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
47.8% Average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 17.4
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.2
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 47.8%
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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