Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 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 57.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	16% 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	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 14 '19 at 07:54
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 below expectations (23^rd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Memory 83.2 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 112 56% 87.2 Pts	4-Core 174 8-Core 258 27% 216 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 2289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 17.5 Parallax 23.8 16% 20.2 fps	MRender 21.3 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 22.6 16% 19.8 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 16% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 33 31 27 31 31 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 420 Write 247 Mixed 317 SusWrite 51.3 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 41.6 142% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 183 158% 232 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 175 175 175 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 146 Mixed 87.3 SusWrite 175 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 259D 1.5TB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 30 6.7 26 30 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 29.8 Write 28.8 Mixed 22 SusWrite 25 35% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 69% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 3x8GB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.7 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 12.2 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 8.8 23% 7.93 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 69%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 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 $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