Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	33.2% 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)
Boot Drive	53.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20111013
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '21 at 02:33
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6100-$68 44,863 User benchmarks, average bench 54% Socket M2, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 77.9 1-Core 61.2 2-Core 114 53% 84.3 Pts	4-Core 190 8-Core 250 28% 220 Pts	64-Core 252 16% 252 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% EVGA(3842 3686) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Lighting 38.2 Reflection 36.4 Parallax 57.8 31% 44.1 fps	MRender 51.5 Gravity 47.9 Splatting 39.8 37% 46.4 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 326 200 152 150 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 317 Write 346 Mixed 285 SusWrite 211 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 34 4K Mixed 24.9 82% 26.8 MB/s	DQ Read 24.6 DQ Write 75 DQ Mixed 34.6 31% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 95%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 41GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 69 75 80 72 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 73.3 Write 74 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 74.5 55% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.1% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 17 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.4 28% 9.7 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 25: 2R 4G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
25%	10%	92	91	6	120	26.9"	2560 1440	GBT270D M27Q

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	82x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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