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Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics30% 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 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6120 Six-Core
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.55 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.6% Good
Memory 82.7
1-Core 60.3
2-Core 125
55% 89.3 Pts
4-Core 218
8-Core 258
31% 238 Pts
64-Core 271
17% 271 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 61%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.1.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
30% Poor
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 34
Parallax 45.7
31% 39.2 fps
MRender 30
Gravity 33.3
Splatting 38.3
28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$20
356GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 72 68 82 87 90 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
51% Above average
Read 97.8
Write 92
Mixed 62
SusWrite 79.9
61% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 153 154 154 155 155 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 152
Write 142
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 153
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 100%
SABRENT AS2115 512GB
409GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 344 351 351 357 358 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
218% Outstanding
Read 359
Write 345
Mixed 330
SusWrite 347
470% 345 MB/s
4K Read 20.3
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 22.9
1,800% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24.6
DQ Write 35.9
DQ Mixed 28.9
2,295% 29.8 MB/s
Mass Storage Device 64GB
60GB free, PID 1212
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16.2
Write 9.3
Mixed 11
14% 12.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD380D81-16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
47.4% Average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 17.1
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 12.5
29% 10.1 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 251 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

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