Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.1% 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 Drive54.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130708
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 23 '16 at 02:30
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 91.4
1-Core 74.5
2-Core 131
62% 98.9 Pts
4-Core 265
8-Core 453
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 453
28% 453 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500
XFX(1682 3214) 3GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 21.19.155.4
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
35.1% Below average
Lighting 44.5
Reflection 34.1
Parallax 62.1
36% 46.9 fps
MRender 32.1
Gravity 44.3
Splatting 42.2
33% 39.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 39%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
66GB free
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 491
Write 325
Mixed 344
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 46.5
4K Mixed 24.1
113% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 58.4
68% 119 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 126%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 502
Write 174
Mixed 247
67% 307 MB/s
4K Read 13.5
4K Write 59.4
4K Mixed 8.19
62% 27 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 41.5
58% 106 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010)
629GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 136
Write 96.5
Mixed 106
85% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.94
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.42
126% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.1% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 9.7
SC Write 9.7
SC Mixed 12.7
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 65
62% 65 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630
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