Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	35.2% 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 Drive	52% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3 (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121026
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 00:21
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 72.1 2-Core 136 60% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 400 41% 329 Pts	64-Core 414 26% 414 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PwrHis(1787 2317) 3GB CLim: 955 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 30.4 Parallax 60.8 37% 45.6 fps	MRender 29.2 Gravity 47.3 Splatting 38.3 32% 38.2 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 95GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 46 47 45 49 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 341 Write 75.5 Mixed 116 SusWrite 49.7 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 20.5 95% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 51.3 65% 119 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 85%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 222GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 97 99 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 93.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 97.4 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 69%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 327GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 15 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 26 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 15.7 31% 23.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	11.7% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 28.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 16.2 33% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.7% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	47.1% Average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 17.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 12.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 61%

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Gaming 20%

Surfboard

Desktop 65%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 16%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-D3

CPU
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	11x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	10x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	8x

GPU
HD 7950AMD $290Bench 29%, 33,820 samples	4x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	4x
HD 6850AMDBench 12%, 31,600 samples	4x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
GOODRAM 120GBBench 68%, 5,433 samples	3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	3x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	31x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	14x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	6x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $493

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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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