Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	11.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	97.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 28 '21 at 12:12
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 75.2 1-Core 63 2-Core 121 53% 86.3 Pts	4-Core 207 8-Core 388 36% 297 Pts	64-Core 383 24% 383 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203 31,648 User benchmarks, average bench 12% Nvidia(10DE 0865) 1GB CLim: 675 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Lighting 13.7 Reflection 19.3 Parallax 13.2 11% 15.4 fps	MRender 20.8 Gravity 15 Splatting 13.6 13% 16.5 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 14%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 356 379 373 362 365 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 382 Mixed 325 SusWrite 364 84% 371 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 45.6 157% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 209 158% 212 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992125 (99712 2x8GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	30% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 8.7 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 9.1 26% 9.2 GB/s	Latency 89.9 44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 54%

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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%

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Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 27%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	143x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	28x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	24x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	25x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	18x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	15x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	10x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	9x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	43x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	14x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $490

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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