Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive40% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 9 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140909
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '18 at 05:52
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 91.2
1-Core 75.6
2-Core 150
64% 106 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 442
43% 351 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6790
Device(1545 2310) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
11.8% Very poor
Lighting 15.2
Reflection 13.4
Parallax 13.2
12% 14 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 10.3
Splatting 15.6
11% 12.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.8%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 21 27 35 31 48 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40% Below average
Read 230
Write 164
Mixed 122
SusWrite 31.3
30% 137 MB/s
4K Read 18.3
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 21.5
86% 32.6 MB/s
DQ Read 30
DQ Write 89.8
DQ Mixed 38
35% 52.6 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 40%
Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60
392GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 35 45 44 32 47 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
37.6% Below average
Read 89.2
Write 48
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 41.8
47% 62.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.6%
Great: 67%
WD WD2500YS-01SHB1 251GB
10GB free
Firmware: 20.06C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 35 36 42 36 50 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 60.7
Write 61
Mixed 48.2
SusWrite 38.6
39% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 35%
Seagate ST3250823AS 250GB-$99
29GB free
Firmware: 3.01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
22.7% Poor
Read 39.9
Write 12.2
Mixed 28.4
SusWrite 39.1
22% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
51% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 18.2
52% 18.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.8
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 65.4
61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 51%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,402 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $436
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