Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 15 '18 at 23:27
Run Duration247 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 4.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 83.3
2-Core 171
69% 115 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 524
50% 411 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.5.2
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.9% Good
Lighting 61.1
Reflection 92.8
Parallax 177
50% 110 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 116
Splatting 130
94% 113 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
41GB free
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 485
Write 99.1
Mixed 142
52% 242 MB/s
4K Read 22.6
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 13.1
86% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 78.5
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 29.1
41% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 75%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 423
Mixed 412
100% 448 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 34.1
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 80.4
89% 148 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
175GB free
Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 8GB
3GB free, PID 5572
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
11.5% Very poor
Read 28.6
Write 9.7
Mixed 14.9
20% 17.8 MB/s
4K Read 7.47
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 1.05
102% 3.22 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 11.5%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.9% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 15.4
MC Mixed 16.6
48% 17 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.1
30% 10.6 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 245 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $303
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