Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics111% 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 Drive56.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 17:54
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd 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 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
66.4% Good
Memory 84.1
1-Core 74.8
2-Core 147
62% 102 Pts
4-Core 264
8-Core 411
42% 337 Pts
64-Core 437
27% 437 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 183
Parallax 192
116% 173 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 175
Splatting 116
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 197 200 204 200 205 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
56.6% Above average
Read 276
Write 253
Mixed 240
SusWrite 207
55% 244 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 27.1
98% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.5
DQ Write 92.6
DQ Mixed 35.8
34% 51.3 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
137GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 346 348 351 352 351 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 397
Write 366
Mixed 305
SusWrite 345
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 50.3
4K Mixed 41.4
123% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 40.3
DQ Write 93.4
DQ Mixed 54.7
45% 62.8 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
88GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 328 330 325 327 329 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 378
Write 340
Mixed 340
SusWrite 326
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 55.6
4K Mixed 35.9
118% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 35.2
DQ Write 89.7
DQ Mixed 50.9
42% 58.6 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.2% Average
MC Read 16.1
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 14.5
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 10.8
26% 9 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 26%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 71%

 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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