Gigabyte GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 69.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics47% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive167% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-990X-Gaming SLI-CF  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160128
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 07 '18 at 21:10
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.4% Good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 74
2-Core 147
65% 105 Pts
4-Core 245
8-Core 443
41% 344 Pts
64-Core 444
28% 444 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.3.1
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
47% Average
Lighting 57.8
Reflection 63.9
Parallax 80
47% 67.2 fps
MRender 61.5
Gravity 56.8
Splatting 54.6
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 47%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Hellfire NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$280
372GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM04.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
167% Outstanding
Read 1,218
Write 1,092
Mixed 1,159
258% 1,157 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 68.8
4K Mixed 44.3
143% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 75.6
76% 125 MB/s
Poor: 102%
This bench: 167%
Great: 209%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
135GB free
Firmware: MU04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Read 502
Write 373
Mixed 404
95% 426 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 29.6
111% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 63.6
75% 131 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 113%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB
6GB free
Firmware: CC24 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
57.5% Above average
Read 102
Write 99
Mixed 93
74% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.25
67% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.5%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 933 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.4% Above average
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 14.4
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 60.5
66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF Builds (Compare 233 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217
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