Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141007
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 20 '16 at 02:35
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 840-$150
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Memory 79.5
1-Core 52.4
2-Core 105
50% 78.9 Pts
4-Core 188
8-Core 178
25% 183 Pts
64-Core 197
12% 197 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 55%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5382
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 28.4
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 23.8
23% 24.3 fps
Gravity 23.5
Splatting 20.7
19% 22.1 fps
Poor: 16% Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB
264GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 502
Write 358
Mixed 452
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 29.6
4K Mixed 9.01
52% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 183
DQ Write 139
DQ Mixed 13.8
50% 112 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 110%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 2TB-$58
1TB free
Firmware: SN04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 162
Mixed 157
122% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.47
4K Write 2.97
4K Mixed 0.59
182% 1.68 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 667 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.17 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 7.3
19% 6.8 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 27.6%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 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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