Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 23%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 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 51.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics41.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.1% 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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime3.3 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 15:40
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6300-$90
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Memory 74.2
1-Core 54.8
2-Core 93.6
48% 74.2 Pts
4-Core 167
8-Core 185
23% 176 Pts
64-Core 226
14% 226 Pts
Poor: 44%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 62%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.1% Average
Lighting 48.9
Reflection 49.1
Parallax 40.4
40% 46.1 fps
MRender 62
Gravity 52.3
Splatting 47.7
44% 54 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 240GB
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 32 72 37 14 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 346
Write 138
Mixed 267
SusWrite 45.4
44% 199 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 20.5
76% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 22.2
DQ Mixed 17.3
37% 82.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 96%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
153GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 115 125 121 111 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 127
Write 131
Mixed 26
SusWrite 120
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
114% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 103%
Toshiba MK3252GSX 320GB-$70
36GB free
Firmware: LV011C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 32 33 33 33 32 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Read 51.5
Write 56.2
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 33.3
32% 43.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
93% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 CML8GX3M1A160 CMZ8GX3M2A160 16GB
667, 667, 667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
20% Poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 7
19% 6.57 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 2.2
12% 4.1 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 36%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

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