Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	28.6% 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	55.6% 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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 03 '20 at 15:50
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T-$165 5,709 User benchmarks, average bench 54% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Memory 73.1 1-Core 46.6 2-Core 85.3 45% 68.3 Pts	4-Core 153 8-Core 223 24% 188 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 6152) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 450.12 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 26.2 Parallax 32.7 29% 31.3 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 33.8 Splatting 33.3 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 197 171 130 127 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 449 Write 351 Mixed 306 SusWrite 171 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 50.8 4K Mixed 8.7 67% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 179 136% 183 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 103%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 372GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 125 132 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	77% Very good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 129 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 668GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 170 173 170 172 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 172 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 170 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 267GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 77 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 82.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 80.1 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 51%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$28 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 97GB free Firmware: 0005HPM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 47 47 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 45.2 Write 44.3 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 45.4 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 43%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 27 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	21% Poor	Read 28.3 Write 26.2 Mixed 25.7 SusWrite 26.7 36% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 161% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A160 F3-12800CL9-4 CMZ8GX3M2A160 F3-12800CL9-4 16GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 667, 800, 667, 800 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	MC Read 8.9 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 7.8 22% 7.77 GB/s	SC Read 5.3 SC Write 5.5 SC Mixed 6.2 16% 5.67 GB/s	Latency 94.4 42% 94.4 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 95%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 28%

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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

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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 $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