Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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. 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive56.5% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130123
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 10 '17 at 19:57
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 (90th percentile)
66.1% Good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 133
61% 98.1 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 432
40% 336 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 66.1%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 413
Write 122
Mixed 178
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 17.1
92% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 137
DQ Mixed 35
50% 90.6 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 73%
WD Re 2TB-$28
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01D02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 134
Write 126
Mixed 135
99% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.67
4K Mixed 0.52
154% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$33
926GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 178
Mixed 175
139% 185 MB/s
4K Read 1.35
4K Write 1.33
4K Mixed 0.37
121% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.8% Below average
MC Read 11
MC Write 10.2
MC Mixed 9.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 9.9
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FXA-UD5 Builds (Compare 331 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 - $192

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $490
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