Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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.
ProcessorWith 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 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive49.8% 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.
Very high background CPU (58%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0  (all builds)
Memory7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160718
Uptime34.7 Days
Run DateNov 13 '18 at 20:38
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 58%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8120
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
57.3% Above average
Memory 80.6
1-Core 58
2-Core 96.3
51% 78.3 Pts
4-Core 185
8-Core 321
31% 253 Pts
64-Core 355
22% 355 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.3
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 62.6
Reflection 56.3
Parallax 74.8
51% 64.6 fps
Gravity 51.2
Splatting 72.4
56% 61.8 fps
Poor: 45% Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 480GB-$419
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 139 129 164 151 150 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
49.8% Average
Read 373
Write 124
Mixed 204
SusWrite 150
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 15.9
4K Mixed 18.9
60% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 89.6
DQ Mixed 116
96% 141 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.8%
Great: 71%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
393GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 100 101 101 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 110
Write 110
Mixed 81
SusWrite 100
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.2% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 13.6
MC Mixed 15.2
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 6.9
SC Write 6.5
SC Mixed 8
20% 7.13 GB/s
Latency 79.4
50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 Builds (Compare 95 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $371
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