Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 62.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.3% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160406
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '22 at 01:12
Run Duration188 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
62.1% Good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 130
58% 94.2 Pts
4-Core 237
8-Core 413
39% 325 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Zotac(19DA 2368) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1761 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 87.1
Parallax 77.1
64% 80.9 fps
MRender 78.7
Gravity 76.5
Splatting 68.1
60% 74.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS2030 240GB SSD
50GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS203021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 196 200 200 200 192 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 773
Write 219
Mixed 348
SusWrite 195
84% 384 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 33.2
123% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 471
DQ Write 239
DQ Mixed 267
222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 96%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 197%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
501GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 138 130 141 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 151
Write 149
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 138
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 27 25 28 25 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 1,038
Write 4.5
SusWrite 24.8
254% 356 MB/s
4K Read 138
4K Mixed 0.5
8,696% 69.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D3-2400-M 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
45.5% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 16
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.7
SC Mixed 13.3
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-990FX-GAMING Builds (Compare 245 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $303
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