Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 44% Speed boat	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.1% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although 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.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	15.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 16:35
Run Duration	286 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 81.8 1-Core 41.2 2-Core 77.3 45% 66.8 Pts	4-Core 146 8-Core 294 26% 220 Pts	64-Core 306 19% 306 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5450 66,079 User benchmarks, average bench 1% Sapphire(174B E164) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.1% Terrible	Lighting 1.33 Reflection 1.65 Parallax 1.59 1% 1.53 fps	MRender 1.76 Gravity 0.83 Splatting 1.48 1% 1.36 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.1% Great: 1%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31240GN 240GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 100 83 50 48 75 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 8% Great: 95%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4GB free Firmware: AX00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 95 Write 93.7 Mixed 34.8 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
Toshiba HDWJ105 500GB 1,334 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 4GB free Firmware: AX00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 63 57 66 61 74 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 91.3 Write 57 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 63.9 42% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 93% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 62%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 9GB free Firmware: GG2O SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 64 62 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.3% Below average	Read 64 Write 61.8 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 62.6 38% 51.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 67GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 25 25 25 26 25 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 74 Write 77 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 26.5 41% 56.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4GB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 30.5 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 11.1 32% 24.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 83GB free, PID 3323 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 28.5 Write 29.3 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 10.7 31% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 143% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 11GB free, PID 3323 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 50 46 48 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 16.3 Write 53 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 49.1 59% 38.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 192% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 702 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 5GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 122 Write 120 Mixed 54.8 120% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 696 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 1GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 4.5 3.8 4.2 5.5 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 9 Write 8 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 4.5 9% 7.18 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 165% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 3TB 281 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 7GB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	11.6% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 30.2 Mixed 24 SusWrite 10.8 31% 24.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 11.6% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 13GB free, PID 3321 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 31 30 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 11.8 Write 18.5 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 30.5 31% 21 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x4GB 1,198 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.1% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 15.1 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.8 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 53%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $57Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	82x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16