Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics11.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive68.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 16:32
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.9% Good
Memory 81.1
1-Core 67
2-Core 115
55% 87.7 Pts
4-Core 232
8-Core 412
39% 322 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 6790
XFX(1682 3172) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
11.3% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 13.2
Parallax 13.1
12% 13.8 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 10.3
Splatting 13.1
10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.3%
Great: 12%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 117 40 31 23 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 365
Write 254
Mixed 289
SusWrite 72.6
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 58.5
4K Mixed 42.5
138% 45.2 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 145
107% 141 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
273GB free
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 121 121 122 122 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 117
Write 118
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 121
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 74%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
822GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 99 99 98 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
54.7% Above average
Read 91.6
Write 90.1
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 98.7
63% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43.5% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 14.5
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.3
26% 9.27 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 63%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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