Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 53.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	1.84% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 22:15
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Memory 72.8 1-Core 63.1 2-Core 119 52% 84.9 Pts	4-Core 184 8-Core 313 30% 248 Pts	64-Core 296 18% 296 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610 62,458 User benchmarks, average bench 2% Palit(1569 104A) 2GB CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 267 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	1.84% Terrible	Lighting 2.3 Reflection 2.85 Parallax 1.28 2% 2.14 fps	MRender 2.48 Gravity 2.27 Splatting 1.87 2% 2.2 fps
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 1.84% Great: 2%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 121GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 12460 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 510 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1305935154285 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 33 (A8) Unknown 100 100 43 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 21 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 70 300648955943 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 4 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 5884173616474 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 4842 (EA) Unknown 100 100 33483 (F1) Unknown 253 253 24120 (F2) Unknown 253 253 11177 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	47% Average	Read 320 Write 165 Mixed 186 49% 224 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 11.8 78% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 45.6 DQ Mixed 40.2 30% 38.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 614GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 98612984 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1361 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13725897 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13864 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 41 21861854281755 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 13538 (C2) HDA temperature 27 59 47244640283 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -138194867703870 (F1) Unknown 100 253 10051831046 (F2) Unknown 100 253 379606657492	90.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 156 Mixed 151 117% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.23 90% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 236GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 77588136 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1806 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 13496680 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 127 (BE) vendor-specific 75 41 20431579840537 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8973 (C2) HDA temperature 25 59 47244640281 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -78795470000304 (F1) Unknown 100 253 262895266625 (F2) Unknown 100 253 68441993287	73.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 139 Mixed 136 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.22 75% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 49GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 63268704 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1002 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 65903317 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13850 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 522 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 75 40 37658710442009 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 29 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6203 (C2) HDA temperature 25 60 42949672985 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 90529320678286 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13688212992 (F2) Unknown 100 253 203071374515	71.3% Very good	Read 135 Write 113 Mixed 134 96% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.14 62% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 112%
Generic Mass-Storage 32GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 30GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 18.4 Write 11.3 Mixed 17.6 20% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 3.78 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 1.49 158% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 18,444 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.4% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 12.6 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.1 SC Mixed 9.2 24% 8.4 GB/s	Latency 95.1 42% 95.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 71%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	62x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	61x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16