Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive58% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display6126 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 26 '18 at 23:00
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 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-9590-$298
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 91.8
1-Core 81.4
2-Core 158
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 285
8-Core 511
48% 398 Pts
64-Core 516
32% 516 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 67.7
Reflection 70.6
Parallax 63.3
55% 67.2 fps
Gravity 57.4
Splatting 59.7
52% 58.5 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$84
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
58% Above average
Read 399
Write 225
Mixed 237
63% 287 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 44.7
4K Mixed 17.2
90% 30.3 MB/s
DQ Read 32.7
DQ Write 50.8
DQ Mixed 11
17% 31.5 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 58%
Great: 107%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
465GB free
Firmware: 2BA30001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 99.6
Write 102
Mixed 103
77% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.31
91% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 58%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2133 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.6% Above average
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 18.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 9.6
SC Mixed 14.3
34% 11.8 GB/s
Latency 64.5
62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 132%

 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 1,670 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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