Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 65.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics3.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive53.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory1.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130205
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateMay 18 '17 at 01:19
Run Duration484 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (49th 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
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
65.5% Good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 71.2
2-Core 144
61% 99.7 Pts
4-Core 253
8-Core 420
41% 336 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
EVGA(3842 2739) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.36% Terrible
Lighting 4.17
Reflection 4.96
Parallax 3.28
3% 4.14 fps
MRender 5.24
Gravity 4.23
Splatting 3.09
3% 4.19 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.36%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 526ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 455
Write 141
Mixed 199
58% 265 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 49.2
4K Mixed 12.2
68% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 55.4
68% 120 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 87%
WD WD3200JD-22K 320GB
266GB free
Firmware: 08.05J08 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
33.8% Below average
Read 58.6
Write 58.8
Mixed 23.8
35% 47.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.98
4K Mixed 0.38
107% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 33.8%
Great: 36%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
116GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Read 112
Write 89.8
Mixed 31
57% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 2.43
4K Mixed 0.17
86% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 58.1%
Great: 85%
ST4000DM 005-2DP166 4TB
3.5TB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 144
Write 149
Mixed 29.9
128% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.25
87% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 60%
WDC WD50 00AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB
431GB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 70.9
Mixed 26.3
68% 55.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 2.08
4K Mixed 0.31
83% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 34%
WD My Book Essentials 1TB
318GB free, PID 1110
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
15.5% Very poor
Read 30.2
Write 28.9
Mixed 18.9
32% 26 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.19
61% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15.5%
Great: 20%
ST950032 5AS 500GB
224GB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
26.3% Poor
Read 59.5
Write 62.9
Mixed 31.5
64% 51.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.35
56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 26.3%
Great: 26%
Seagate FreeAgent Go 250GB
176GB free, PID 2120
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
13.8% Very poor
Read 30.1
Write 29.5
Mixed 16.4
31% 25.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 0.93
4K Mixed 0.29
43% 0.56 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.8%
Great: 18%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 126GB
66GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
11% Very poor
Read 22.3
Write 7.51
Mixed 12
15% 13.9 MB/s
4K Read 3.56
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 1.2
112% 2.15 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11%
Great: 17%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00SPEB0 3TB
4GB free, PID 0551
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Read 73.2
Write 74.9
Mixed 70.8
94% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 2.03
4K Mixed 0.23
79% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.2% Below average
MC Read 10.3
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 9
28% 9.7 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 9
25% 8.8 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.2%
Great: 55%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,407 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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