Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics143% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive173% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 18 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$129
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.7% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 63.3
2-Core 125
56% 90.2 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 374
37% 303 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Device(4D50 4449) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 204
Reflection 182
Parallax 184
166% 190 fps
MRender 208
Gravity 151
Splatting 129
129% 163 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 143%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$60
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT401.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 811 1091 1084 1097 1132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
173% Outstanding
Read 1,036
Write 907
Mixed 1064
SusWrite 960
224% 992 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 55.9
175% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 451
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 423
307% 401 MB/s
Poor: 154%
This bench: 173%
Great: 390%
PNY CS900 480GB-$42
353GB free
Firmware: CS900KB3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 329 417 412 423 429 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 423
Write 416
Mixed 345
SusWrite 375
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 66.6
4K Mixed 31.7
118% 42.1 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 163
140% 205 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
708GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 176 180 178 178 180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 137
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 176
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.6% Below average
MC Read 10.6
MC Write 10.1
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.93 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 7.9
SC Mixed 8.9
25% 8.9 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.6%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $303
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