Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 76.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics72.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 13 '18 at 21:36
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 5 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 93.7
1-Core 87.9
2-Core 176
71% 119 Pts
4-Core 321
8-Core 545
53% 433 Pts
64-Core 548
34% 548 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1737 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.3% Very good
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 99.1
Parallax 197
57% 122 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 128
Splatting 141
102% 122 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 94%
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 (12th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 495
Write 93.9
Mixed 166
54% 252 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 64.4
4K Mixed 15.9
84% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 78.8
DQ Write 98
DQ Mixed 29.8
39% 68.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.2%
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 426
101% 454 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 67.2
4K Mixed 34
118% 42.3 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 80.4
83% 135 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 (96th percentile)
53.8% Above average
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 18.7
55% 19.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.8
32% 11 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 53.8%
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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