Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive202% 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.
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 24 '18 at 00:34
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th 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 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
64.6% Good
Memory 81.6
1-Core 78.6
2-Core 140
61% 100 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 438
42% 348 Pts
64-Core 408
25% 408 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 1474) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
118% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 187
Parallax 190
128% 178 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 167
Splatting 126
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 991 1036 1082 1060 1068 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,218
Write 1,024
Mixed 705
SusWrite 1,004
222% 988 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 63.6
220% 78.8 MB/s
DQ Read 594
DQ Write 487
DQ Mixed 530
400% 537 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 202%
Great: 353%
LSI MR9261-8i 24TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 2.13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 532 534 524 529 526 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230
1TB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 124
Write 75.8
Mixed 56.5
SusWrite 118
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.2
389% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 30.3
Write 28
Mixed 25.8
SusWrite 18.9
19% 25.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB
45GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
7.61% Terrible
Read 29.2
Write 21.8
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 13.3
28% 22 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.3
52% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 7.61%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.3% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 11
27% 9.37 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 127%

 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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