Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Destroyer
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 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive82.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 17:41
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 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-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 7 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 90.9
1-Core 72.2
2-Core 141
63% 101 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 392
40% 320 Pts
64-Core 397
24% 397 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 185
Parallax 181
112% 168 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 179
Splatting 132
119% 147 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 509
Write 426
Mixed 468
104% 467 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 45.1
4K Mixed 30.5
98% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 78.5
DQ Mixed 54.5
55% 91.7 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 108%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170
816GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
45.6% Average
Read 90.4
Write 68.4
Mixed 72.1
58% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.76
4K Mixed 0.21
74% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 45.6%
Great: 63%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
96GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 156
Write 139
Mixed 101
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.32
98% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1866 C8 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
49.2% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 13.3
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $490
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