Gigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics100% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive68.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-990FX-GAMING  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 0.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151105
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 03:22
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8370-$175
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 71.8
2-Core 142
58% 97.4 Pts
4-Core 266
8-Core 409
42% 337 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 130
Parallax 114
109% 126 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 116
Splatting 98.9
84% 102 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 100%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 507
Write 280
Mixed 311
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 21.3
83% 29.1 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 39.1
52% 95.9 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 113%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 240
Mixed 199
159% 212 MB/s
4K Read 4.11
4K Write 3.05
4K Mixed 0.32
263% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 126%
Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.9% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.7
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.2
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 93%

 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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