Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	53% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 13 '18 at 22:12
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$175 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 68.4 2-Core 124 61% 95.2 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 451 39% 334 Pts	64-Core 453 28% 453 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 365.19 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 73 Reflection 71.3 Parallax 63.4 60% 69.2 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 56 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 14382 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1065 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 87 87 393 (AE) Unknown 100 100 92 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 38 266289086500 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 87 87 13 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 21102532202 (F7) Unknown 100 100 670466631 (F8) Unknown 100 100 2623194916	53% Above average	Read 485 Write 181 Mixed 242 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 11.7 73% 28 MB/s	DQ Read 19.4 DQ Write 42 DQ Mixed 13.4 15% 24.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 89%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7118 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1779 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 12295 (0A) Spinup retry count 135 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 916 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 5 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1953 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 261994053670 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 72 72 11431 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 208 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	94.9% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 153 Mixed 154 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 4.05 4K Write 2.41 4K Mixed 0.27 244% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 104%
Seagate ST3200820AS 200GB 1,565 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 68GB free Firmware: 3.AHG Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 11099 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 7 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 544332275 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 42616 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 4080 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 65535 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 234 (BE) vendor-specific 70 36 563145998366 (C2) HDA temperature 30 64 68719476766 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 61 47 8080392 (C5) Current pending sector count 1 1 175850 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 1 1 175850 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 193 81977 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	26.8% Poor	Read 44.2 Write 48.9 Mixed 51.1 36% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.31 75% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 41%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1GB free Firmware: 4.AAB Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12586 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 86 60 408928100 (09) Power-on hours count 38 38 54391 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1462 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 35 632083251237 (C2) HDA temperature 37 65 85899345957 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 85 65 32450218 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 253 0	22.9% Poor	Read 43.6 Write 35.9 Mixed 20.5 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.32 84% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 42%

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 (82^nd percentile)	47.4% Average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 12.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 50%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $175Bench 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

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $440

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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) $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