Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

Performance Results


Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 56.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	18.8% 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	52.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (46%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5 (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '21 at 14:58
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	46%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Memory 71.9 1-Core 68.1 2-Core 107 52% 82.5 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 316 34% 267 Pts	64-Core 330 20% 330 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Gigabyte(1458 354E) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.8% Very poor	Lighting 21.4 Reflection 25.1 Parallax 30.1 17% 25.5 fps	MRender 30 Gravity 27.7 Splatting 22.7 22% 26.8 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 18.8% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 501ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 174 168 167 168 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	52.9% Above average	Read 283 Write 212 Mixed 232 SusWrite 171 50% 224 MB/s	4K Read 13.1 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 21.8 69% 24.7 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 222 164% 217 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 795GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 95 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 97.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 96.8 65% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 59%
Kingston SNA-DC/U 320GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 239GB free, PID 6289 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 24.5 Write 23.5 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 16.1 29% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 21%
WD External 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 311GB free, PID 1840 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 15 16 17 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	7.98% Terrible	Read 24 Write 23.2 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 16.1 26% 20 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.98% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4 F3-12800CL9-4 KHX1600C9D3/4 F3-12800CL9-4 16GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 800, 800, 800, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.1% Average	MC Read 17.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.2 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 7.6 21% 7.3 GB/s	Latency 97.2 41% 97.2 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 50%

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 R5

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	85x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	31x
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 $94Bench 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: 47% - Average

Total price: $423

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16