Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1776 x 1000 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 16 '17 at 05:29
Run Duration87 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 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-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
68.7% Good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 140
62% 101 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 440
43% 350 Pts
64-Core 441
27% 441 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 6670
PwrHis(1787 2309) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
5.4% Terrible
Lighting 7.17
Reflection 7.23
Parallax 6.97
6% 7.12 fps
MRender 4.76
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 5.57
5% 5.54 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 5.4%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
4.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 145
Write 157
Mixed 133
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.22
4K Write 1.29
4K Mixed 0.15
50% 0.55 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata AO2L16BC8R2-B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49.8% Average
MC Read 20.3
MC Write 15.3
MC Mixed 17.9
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.9
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 50%

 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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