Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 55.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics11.5% 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 Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20110831
Uptime8.8 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 17:20
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Memory 78.9
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 99.2
49% 76.5 Pts
4-Core 180
8-Core 275
28% 227 Pts
64-Core 269
17% 269 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 SE
Gainward(10B0 0401) 1GB
CLim: 736 MHz, MLim: 957 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Lighting 13.3
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 11.6
11% 13.5 fps
MRender 18.5
Gravity 13.8
Splatting 14.6
13% 15.6 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 301 271 244 158 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 385
Write 319
Mixed 252
SusWrite 231
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 41.2
4K Mixed 27
93% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 100
107% 181 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 168 176 174 175 178 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 65.5
Write 85.3
Mixed 56
SusWrite 170
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.5
147% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 90%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 137 136 138 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 127
Write 114
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 138
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76%
Great: 100%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130
664GB free
Firmware: AR17
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 155 158 157 157 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.8% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 16.9
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.1
SC Mixed 12.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $440
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