Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
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 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics37% 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 Drive54.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150401
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateJan 10 '18 at 19:02
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU 46%

 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-8120
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
56% Above average
Memory 78.5
1-Core 56.6
2-Core 101
50% 78.7 Pts
4-Core 183
8-Core 288
29% 235 Pts
64-Core 300
19% 300 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
PwrHis(1787 3001) 3GB
CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.1
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
37% Below average
Lighting 48.3
Reflection 32.1
Parallax 60.2
39% 46.9 fps
MRender 30.6
Gravity 47.1
Splatting 39.9
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231600 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 396
Write 228
Mixed 264
65% 296 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 13.1
78% 28.2 MB/s
DQ Read 25.3
DQ Write 52.6
DQ Mixed 12.5
17% 30.1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
857GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 158
Mixed 148
124% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.34
128% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
28.4% Poor
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 9.7
MC Mixed 8.6
27% 9.47 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 7.4
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 Builds (Compare 191 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $437
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