Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 48.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	67.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (96%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160406
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	96%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8300-$168 49,767 User benchmarks, average bench 58% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Memory 64.5 1-Core 69.4 2-Core 120 51% 84.7 Pts	4-Core 202 8-Core 120 24% 161 Pts	64-Core 122 8% 122 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P4000 12,628 User benchmarks, average bench 67% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1708 MHz, MLim: 1901 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.8% Good	Lighting 79.2 Reflection 90.1 Parallax 83.2 64% 84.2 fps	MRender 89 Gravity 84.8 Splatting 95.4 74% 89.7 fps
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 70%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 120GB 853 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 105 Write 113 Mixed 111 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 15.7 54% 22.5 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 103 84% 119 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 83%
Maxtor Z1 SSD 480GB 2,800 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 143GB free Firmware: STKSC010 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 239 Write 166 Mixed 190 44% 198 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 44 4K Mixed 20.6 76% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 179 149% 214 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 821GB free Firmware: CC43 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 187 Write 175 Mixed 77.4 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 909GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 184 Write 166 Mixed 54.3 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 3x8GB 101 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	30.9% Below average	MC Read 11.5 MC Write 9.4 MC Mixed 12.8 32% 11.2 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 4.7 SC Mixed 7.9 18% 6.2 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 68%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	122x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	33x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	32x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	17x
R9 380AMD $200Bench 33%, 83,027 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	11x
GP-ASM2NE2256GTTDR 256GBGigabyteBench 158%, 4,456 samples	10x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	24x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 60%, 1,520 samples	8x
F3 DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 45%, 445 samples	7x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $303

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16