Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32% 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	47.5% 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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '19 at 22:10
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	30%

Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 4.85 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 83 2-Core 128 65% 102 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 518 49% 408 Pts	64-Core 518 32% 518 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Gigabyte(1458 230C) CLim: 1740 MHz, MLim: 925 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32% Below average	Lighting 0.7 Reflection 61 Parallax 177 1% 79.4 fps	MRender 87.4 Gravity 121 Splatting 126 93% 111 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 240GB-$123 2,261 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 63 62 50 62 64 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 171 Write 85.8 Mixed 108 SusWrite 80.1 25% 111 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 39.2 4K Mixed 27.6 92% 30.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 42.6 DQ Mixed 66.8 73% 130 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 159 167 162 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 134 Write 150 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 164 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 316 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 800 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 25.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 20.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 9.9 SC Mixed 16 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 58%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical GA-990FXA-UD3 Builds (Compare 1,400 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 - $100

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	570x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	210x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	110x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	74x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	66x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	61x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	46x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	39x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	35x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	106x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	85x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	82x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16