Gigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics4.86% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive38.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (97%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-MA790FX-DS5  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20100719
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 17:13
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 97%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
48.1% Average
Memory 67.1
1-Core 42.8
2-Core 84.4
42% 64.8 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 169
23% 169 Pts
64-Core 171
11% 171 Pts
Poor: 36%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Sapphire(174B E100) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
4.86% Terrible
Lighting 5.87
Reflection 8.69
Parallax 3.69
5% 6.08 fps
MRender 5.9
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.87
5% 5.89 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.86%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X31200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 150 154 156 154 143 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
38.8% Below average
Read 196
Write 150
Mixed 121
SusWrite 150
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 17.5
65% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 22.1
DQ Write 55.1
DQ Mixed 19.7
20% 32.3 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 108%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB
10GB free, PID c75c
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.7 7.5 6.7 7.4 7.4 7.4 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
5.65% Terrible
Read 22.4
Write 2.8
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 7
10% 9.42 MB/s
4K Read 3.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
14% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.65%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.7% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 6.9
MC Mixed 9.9
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 6.1
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 6.6
18% 6.27 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 25.7%
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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