Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime3.5 Days
Run DateSep 11 '20 at 21:59
Run Duration186 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 73.6
2-Core 140
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 238
8-Core 372
38% 305 Pts
64-Core 372
23% 372 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 80.3
Reflection 56.7
Parallax 112
65% 83.2 fps
MRender 57.2
Gravity 93.1
Splatting 73.8
62% 74.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 65%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
TEAML5Lite3D120G 120GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 136 135 81 79 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 457
Write 371
Mixed 377
SusWrite 135
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 39.2
127% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 99
116% 200 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 110%
Kingston SSDNow SNV Series 64GB
15GB free
Firmware: B090522a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 80 83 85 82 83 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
17.1% Very poor
Read 92
Write 81.2
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 82.8
19% 85.7 MB/s
4K Read 15.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 3.5
30% 7.17 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 17.1%
Great: 28%
Samsung HM100UI 1TB-$47
272GB free
Firmware: 2AM10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 72 71 72 64 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 9.5
Write 16.2
Mixed 29
SusWrite 66.8
23% 30.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 53%
iXpand Flash Drive 128GB
103GB free, PID cffa
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 17 16 16 17 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 26.5
Write 16.2
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 17.7
25% 19.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 2.8
132% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 34%
WD My Passport 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 30
Write 28.3
Mixed 23
SusWrite 16.7
32% 24.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 44%
OEM Ext Hard Disk 4TB
990GB free, PID 3102
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 17 17 17 17 17 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
13.1% Very poor
Read 30
Write 30
Mixed 25
SusWrite 16.7
34% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.1%
Great: 55%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.3% Average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 16.8
48% 16.9 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 12.6
29% 10.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.3%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $490
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