Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 47%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 50.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.94% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20100719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 17:44
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Athlon II X4 635
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Memory 71.8
1-Core 43.1
2-Core 86.2
44% 67 Pts
4-Core 174
8-Core 172
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4670
Sapphire(174B E100) 512MB
Driver: atidxx32 Ver. 8.56.1.16
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
4.94% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 3.81
5% 6.28 fps
MRender 6.19
Gravity 3.83
Splatting 7.83
5% 5.95 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.94%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
423GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 149 155 159 159 159 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.9% Average
Read 178
Write 159
Mixed 117
SusWrite 157
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 47.4
4K Mixed 16.6
75% 27.6 MB/s
DQ Read 21.4
DQ Write 54.3
DQ Mixed 18.9
20% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 40.9%
Great: 108%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
10GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 7.6 6.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
5.39% Terrible
Read 20.3
Write 3.2
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 7.1
10% 9.02 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.39%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.5% Poor
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 7.4
MC Mixed 10.3
27% 9.33 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 7.2
SC Mixed 7.2
20% 7.1 GB/s
Latency 97.4
41% 97.4 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-MA790FX-DS5 Builds (Compare 6 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 13% - Very poor Total price: $273
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