Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 59.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics29.4% 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 Drive70% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory19.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150528
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '18 at 14:09
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9370-$194
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Memory 82.7
1-Core 34
2-Core 90.7
46% 69.1 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 318
32% 260 Pts
64-Core 399
25% 399 Pts
Poor: 55%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
PwrHis(1787 201C) 2GB
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Lighting 37.4
Reflection 33.6
Parallax 45
30% 38.6 fps
MRender 29.5
Gravity 31.2
Splatting 37.7
27% 32.8 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4120000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 239 242 231 226 230 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
70% Good
Read 457
Write 382
Mixed 238
SusWrite 238
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 43.9
4K Mixed 26.4
89% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 242
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 180
144% 204 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70%
Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 172 177 166 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 152
Mixed 40
SusWrite 175
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SUPERTALENT02 Kingston 9905584-015.A SUPERTALENT02 Kingston 9905584-015.A 24GB
800, 800, 800, 800 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
42.3% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 14
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.5
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 10.4
26% 9.03 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $440
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