Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 26 '21 at 15:15
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Memory 91.3
1-Core 85.7
2-Core 168
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 499
48% 398 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 71%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$84
891GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR033
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 436 433 438 435 433 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 440
Mixed 398
SusWrite 406
98% 435 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 47.3
155% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 249
DQ Write 240
DQ Mixed 232
178% 240 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 104%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 205 210 205 208 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 151
Mixed 68.7
SusWrite 198
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Linux File-CD Gadget 1GB
1GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.4 9.8 9.9 10 11 9.6 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
13.9% Very poor
Read 18.9
Write 14.6
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 9.7
21% 15.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.9
167% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.9%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
49.9% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 15.8
MC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.1
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 55%

 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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