Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
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 63.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics90.1% 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 Drive45.8% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131003
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateMay 29 '18 at 10:39
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
63.1% Good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 64.3
2-Core 125
59% 93.7 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 346
32% 266 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.19
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.1% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 132
Parallax 115
91% 120 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 116
Splatting 103
88% 108 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG5d Q Series 512GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTGAN101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 324
Write 117
Mixed 155
43% 199 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 17.3
77% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 87.7
DQ Mixed 16.6
24% 41.4 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
847GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 181
Mixed 110
114% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.16
76% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 100%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
50.3% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 18.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 13.2
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $490
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