Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (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.
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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics2.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121022
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 04 '18 at 23:59
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T-$175
Socket M2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
57.3% Above average
Memory 84.3
1-Core 45.8
2-Core 86.6
48% 72.2 Pts
4-Core 166
8-Core 247
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 248
15% 248 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI HD 4870
Asus(1043 025E) 512MB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.96% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 10.2
Parallax 8.75
0% 6.32 fps
MRender 8.33
Gravity 8.27
Splatting 13.6
9% 10.1 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 2.96%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.9 0.5 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.1% Below average
Read 125
Write 122
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 0.6
58% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 36.1%
Great: 68%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
748GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 87 85 87 85 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
48% Average
Read 81.7
Write 61.8
Mixed 52
SusWrite 85
52% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 48%
Great: 51%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$66
16GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 71 69 68 79 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 93
Write 94
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 68.7
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 67%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
154GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 55 54 55 55 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 48.8
Write 48
Mixed 36.8
SusWrite 54
35% 46.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 182 180 185 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 149
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 181
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102
101GB free
Firmware: K
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 26 26 26 25 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
28.4% Poor
Read 73.2
Write 31.3
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 25.6
31% 41.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 28.4%
Great: 43%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$27
15GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 28 27 27 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 124
Write 30
Mixed 38
SusWrite 27.2
40% 54.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: SBK2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 18 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 144
Write 16.3
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 18.3
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 67%
Hitachi HTS54168 80GB
13GB free
Firmware: C74P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
13.6% Very poor
Read 28.7
Write 18
Mixed 18
SusWrite 18.6
15% 20.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
62% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 13.6%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.6% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 13.1
33% 11.5 GB/s
SC Read 6.8
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 9.1
21% 7.37 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,410 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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