Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive90.3% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 x 65536 colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 12 '18 at 16:16
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 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 4.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 88.1
2-Core 172
70% 118 Pts
4-Core 316
8-Core 535
52% 426 Pts
64-Core 537
33% 537 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
42GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 417
Write 98.1
Mixed 160
49% 225 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 64.9
4K Mixed 14
84% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 80.3
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 26.8
40% 73.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 75%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 428
Mixed 429
101% 455 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 66.5
4K Mixed 33.7
118% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 80.9
84% 136 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
175GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 15.9
MC Mixed 18
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 51%
Great: 54%

 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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