Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 59.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	37% 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 Drive	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 02:27
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Memory 83.6 1-Core 59.2 2-Core 113 54% 85.4 Pts	4-Core 196 8-Core 269 29% 232 Pts	64-Core 283 18% 283 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Gigabyte(1458 229A) 3GB CLim: 1072 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 34.7 Parallax 57 39% 46.7 fps	MRender 32.7 Gravity 41.9 Splatting 43 33% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 193 132 98 88 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 457 Write 377 Mixed 340 SusWrite 150 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 47.7 156% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 69.1 102% 192 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 986GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 167 165 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 142 Mixed 89 SusWrite 165 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 850GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 189 189 191 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 124 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 188 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra 128GB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 32GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 17 17 19 16 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 31.8 Write 10.3 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 17.4 27% 21.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 90% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 35%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 31 31 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 26 Write 26.8 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 30.8 36% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.5 165% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 78%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1866 CL9 Series 2x4GB 1,143 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.5% Average	MC Read 19 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 14.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.3 SC Mixed 10.6 27% 9.47 GB/s	Latency 74.1 54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 70%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	863x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
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 $80Bench 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	28x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16