Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111014
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '20 at 00:42
Run Duration115 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 39%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 955-$83
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Memory 82
1-Core 46.6
2-Core 93.8
48% 74.1 Pts
4-Core 151
8-Core 182
22% 167 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 9.5
Reflection 7
Parallax 7.66
8% 8.05 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 5.97
Splatting 8.52
6% 7.02 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 11%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CR100-10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 16 29 34 42 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
17.2% Very poor
Read 29
Write 47.5
Mixed 20.8
SusWrite 30.8
24% 32 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
80% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 13.3
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 12.5
32% 11.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 8.8
20% 7.07 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD7 Builds (Compare 64 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD7 - $250

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $510
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