Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 65.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.45% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '19 at 14:42
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.8% Good	Memory 87 1-Core 72.7 2-Core 130 60% 96.5 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 432 40% 337 Pts	64-Core 418 26% 418 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730 164,888 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	3.45% Terrible	Lighting 4.23 Reflection 5 Parallax 3.41 4% 4.21 fps	MRender 5.81 Gravity 4.27 Splatting 3.09 4% 4.39 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.45% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 277 303 272 310 271 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 425 Write 412 Mixed 363 SusWrite 288 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 34.8 119% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 263 196% 260 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 99%
Corsair Force GS 128GB-$150 5,048 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 57GB free Firmware: 5.05A SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 165 187 162 187 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 299 Write 214 Mixed 246 SusWrite 176 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 31.6 99% 34 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 142 131% 200 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 161 147 163 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 125 Mixed 77.3 SusWrite 152 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 401GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 140 152 139 154 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 109 Write 93 Mixed 76 SusWrite 144 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 155 169 151 171 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 148 Mixed 81 SusWrite 159 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 458GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 123 133 121 134 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 96 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 24 26 24 27 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 25.5 Write 26 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 25 19% 25.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.6 185% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1600 C8 4x4GB 300 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 16.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.5 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 84%

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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%

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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	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 $40	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