Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	38.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151105
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 04:38
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	57%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 79.4 1-Core 65.2 2-Core 122 55% 88.8 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 232 28% 216 Pts	64-Core 338 21% 338 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380X-$120 20,573 User benchmarks, average bench 38% XFX(1682 9385) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 48.7 Parallax 64.8 41% 54.4 fps	MRender 47 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 34.5 35% 44 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 9GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,364 Write 34 Mixed 69.5 171% 823 MB/s	4K Read 223 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 4.5 345% 76.6 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$50 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 892GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 130 Write 124 Mixed 87.5 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 97 96 97 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 164 Write 128 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 95.2 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 138 139 134 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 138 Write 123 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 139 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.6 320% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 94%
SanDisk U3 Cruzer Micro 1GB 685 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 0GB free, PID 5406 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	4.1% Terrible	Read 14.8 Write 4 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 4.5 8% 7.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 17% 1 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.1% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G3D1608DT 2x8GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 9.6 MC Mixed 9.1 27% 9.53 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 6.7 18% 6.3 GB/s	Latency 81.6 49% 81.6 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 59%

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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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16