Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 63%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateMar 24 '18 at 17:45
Run Duration177 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
63% Good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 66
2-Core 125
57% 91.4 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 374
37% 304 Pts
64-Core 416
26% 416 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 78.5
83% 93.3 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 100
Splatting 98.7
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
109GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 487
Write 381
Mixed 402
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 56.6
4K Mixed 20.8
109% 37.4 MB/s
DQ Read 36.5
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 61.8
53% 75.1 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 133%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 473
Write 243
Mixed 256
71% 324 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 10.8
66% 21.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.4
DQ Write 49.9
DQ Mixed 10.8
16% 29.1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
31GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Read 487
Write 379
Mixed 402
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 20.7
111% 37.6 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 62.5
67% 113 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 124%
Lacie P9223 1TB
322GB free
Firmware: 1053
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
39.7% Below average
Read 81.2
Write 57.2
Mixed 66.7
52% 68.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.29
64% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 14.4
42% 14.7 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 10.6
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 113%

 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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