Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 67.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics80.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive54.1% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130205
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 16:54
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
67.5% Good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 139
61% 99.2 Pts
4-Core 258
8-Core 413
41% 336 Pts
64-Core 420
26% 420 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.5% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 107
Parallax 97.6
84% 103 fps
MRender 90.1
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 83.2
73% 89.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 487
Write 129
Mixed 190
58% 269 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 11.1
86% 32.1 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 64.7
DQ Mixed 11.6
19% 35.1 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 73%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
690GB free
Firmware: MN6OA180 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 112
Write 109
Mixed 93.7
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.48
130% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
314GB free
Firmware: CC3E Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
45% Average
Read 81.1
Write 75.9
Mixed 75.2
58% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.19
48% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45%
Great: 68%
WD Black 750GB (2008)-$140
157GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
47.8% Average
Read 101
Write 65.7
Mixed 69.5
59% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 0.29
4K Mixed 0.19
56% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.8%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.5% Below average
MC Read 9.9
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.1
28% 9.73 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 7.8
SC Mixed 10
26% 9.07 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30.5%
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 1,400 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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