Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	4.39% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	50.9% 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.

Very high background CPU (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	8.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '22 at 11:38
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Memory 68.9 1-Core 55.2 2-Core 85.1 45% 69.7 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 180 21% 164 Pts	64-Core 194 12% 194 Pts
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 60%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 240 11,020 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 1236) 1GB Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.01 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	4.39% Terrible	Lighting 5.9 Reflection 2.7 Parallax 2.6 5% 3.73 fps	MRender 6 Gravity 4.3 Splatting 3.3 4% 4.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.39% Great: 5%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 35 34 33 34 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 389 Write 330 Mixed 130 SusWrite 35.5 49% 221 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 37.2 4K Mixed 23.3 91% 29.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 41.6 DQ Mixed 73.7 67% 106 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 118%
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 107GB free Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 238 245 202 260 257 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 322 Write 268 Mixed 268 SusWrite 238 62% 274 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 19.5 69% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 155 112% 145 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 881GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 163 153 166 169 171 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 102 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 161 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 356GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 152 151 157 162 160 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 134 Write 56.9 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 154 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 188 194 199 202 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 97.1 Write 160 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 193 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 2x8GB 1,087 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	44.6% Average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 13.3 MC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.7 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 11.7 26% 9.23 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 52%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 - $192

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	143x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	28x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	24x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	25x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	44x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	14x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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