Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics31.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive31.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70% Good
Memory 93.1
1-Core 72.9
2-Core 121
61% 95.6 Pts
4-Core 255
8-Core 434
42% 345 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
31.5% Below average
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 105
Parallax 106
0% 70.6 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 123
Splatting 107
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 75 76 65 77 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 132
Write 315
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 79.7
31% 137 MB/s
4K Read 10.9
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 6
56% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 0.1
35% 87 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
364GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 90 90 91 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 89
Write 92.3
Mixed 52.5
SusWrite 90.1
59% 81 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F3-12800CL9-2 F3-12800CL9-4 F3-12800CL9-2 F3-12800CL9-4 12GB
667, 800, 667, 800 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
47.1% Average
MC Read 20
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.4
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 61.9
65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $440
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