Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	17.4% 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 Drive	52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150401
Uptime	14 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '18 at 09:48
Run Duration	397 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9370-$194 9,054 User benchmarks, average bench 62% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	63.4% Good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 64.9 2-Core 113 58% 89.4 Pts	4-Core 198 8-Core 338 32% 268 Pts	64-Core 336 21% 336 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 70%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.4% Very poor	Lighting 19.7 Reflection 22.7 Parallax 18.4 16% 20.3 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 19.7 Splatting 25.7 20% 24.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13760 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1814 (B1) Unknown 88 88 135 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 467 (EB) Unknown 99 99 176 (F1) Unknown 99 99 18087054031	52.4% Above average	Read 443 Write 96.9 Mixed 87.7 45% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 57.8 4K Mixed 9.59 80% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 26 49% 98.9 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 73%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: CC52 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 207880384 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2241 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 77 60 52461631 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19673 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 457 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 12885098499 (BD) vendor-specific 95 95 5 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 521469983 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 182 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 61 61 78364 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 30064771103 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 55808805047265 (F1) Unknown 100 253 32888121557 (F2) Unknown 100 253 47403367753	65.1% Good	Read 124 Write 103 Mixed 96.8 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.05 4K Mixed 0.16 68% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 70GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 121551568 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3900 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 293401102 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19305 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1162 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8590065681 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 69 50 47766110239 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 164 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 51 51 98013 (C2) HDA temperature 31 50 -140737488355297 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -109491601263918 (F1) Unknown 100 253 60567015329 (F2) Unknown 100 253 59213452175	69.7% Good	Read 138 Write 105 Mixed 111 89% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.24 79% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 112%
930 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Read 10.2 Write 3.52 Mixed 4.26 6% 5.99 MB/s	4K Read 3.98 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.007 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 4,885 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 13.9 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 12.4 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 50%

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

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Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 Builds (Compare 192 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 24%

Surfboard

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 20%

Surfboard

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	85x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	32x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	15x

GPU
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	12x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	12x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	11x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	6x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 46%, 10,715 samples	10x
Vengeance DDR3 2x8GBCorsairBench 44%, 2,237 samples	5x
F3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 41%, 4,885 samples	4x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $418

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16