Gigabyte GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 2 months ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF (all builds)
Memory	1.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160128
Uptime	7.9 Days
Run Date	May 28 '23 at 09:15
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 above expectations (90^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 90.2 1-Core 62.8 2-Core 118 58% 90.2 Pts	4-Core 228 8-Core 342 35% 285 Pts	64-Core 358 22% 358 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	100% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 115 Parallax 120 107% 122 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 104 Splatting 88 87% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 434 Write 424 Mixed 273 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 54.4 4K Mixed 37.5 121% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 255 188% 245 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 463GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 114 123 123 129 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	73% Very good	Read 137 Write 135 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 117 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB 7,567 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.2% Average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 14.9 MC Mixed 16.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 4.3 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%

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

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Typical GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF Builds (Compare 234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 22%

Surfboard

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990X-Gaming SLI-CF

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	101x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	36x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	18x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	12x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GBKingstonBench 41%, 7,567 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 43%, 4,751 samples	6x

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Total price: $217

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