XFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 57.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.6% 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	63.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	XFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20091026
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '19 at 09:12
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core2 Extreme X9650-$850 3,122 User benchmarks, average bench 53% Socket 775, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Memory 83.1 1-Core 48.2 2-Core 96.6 50% 76 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 189 25% 189 Pts	64-Core 195 12% 195 Pts
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2810) 2GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Lighting 34 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 34.9 28% 33.5 fps	MRender 31.6 Gravity 34.3 Splatting 42.3 30% 36.1 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 155 145 137 91 84 MB/s Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	63.1% Good	Read 241 Write 200 Mixed 191 SusWrite 129 43% 190 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 40.6 136% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36.1 DQ Write 98.8 DQ Mixed 54.4 45% 63.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 108%
WD WD7500AACS-00D6B0 750GB 4,630 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 360GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 36 36 37 37 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 67 Write 80.4 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 36 44% 59.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 46%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 313GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 124 122 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 58.6 Write 64.3 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 121 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 376% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 12GB 85,415 User benchmarks, average bench 35% null MHz 4096, 4096, 2048, 2048 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	23.8% Poor	MC Read 7.8 MC Write 7.4 MC Mixed 6 20% 7.07 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 8 23% 8.1 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 23.8% Great: 50%

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

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Typical nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI Builds (Compare 14 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 30%

Raft

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 22%

Surfboard

Motherboard: XFX nForce 790i Ultra 3-Way SLI

CPU
Core2 Quad Q9550Intel $161Bench 49%, 34,093 samples	6x
Core2 Quad Q9450Intel $110Bench 49%, 5,335 samples	2x
Core2 Quad Q9650Intel $170Bench 51%, 16,719 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	3x
GTX 580Nvidia $450Bench 23%, 15,395 samples	2x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	2x

SSD
830 128GBSamsung $109Bench 63%, 37,250 samples	2x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	1x
SSD 240GBBench 75%, 38,401 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	7x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	5x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	1x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $387

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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