Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	68.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (67%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors, 2715 x 1527 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 19:27
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	67%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 77.6 1-Core 58.1 2-Core 77.1 48% 70.9 Pts	4-Core 181 8-Core 264 28% 222 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 36.5 34% 40.1 fps	MRender 37.9 Gravity 37.3 Splatting 33.8 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3978) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 61.6 54% 66.3 fps	MRender 72.7 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 53.8 50% 63 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 54 45 40 33 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 410 Write 377 Mixed 291 SusWrite 51.1 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 37.3 127% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 149 131% 195 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 93GB free Firmware: 05.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 68 69 73 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	44.4% Average	Read 84 Write 80.5 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 70.2 61% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 543GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 76 76 78 81 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 71 Write 71.3 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 76.5 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 59%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 66GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 104 103 99 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.6% Very good	Read 160 Write 151 Mixed 104 SusWrite 103 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 109%
WD WD25EZRS-00J99B0 2.5TB 850 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 122 121 124 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	72.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 110 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 122 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Backup+ RD 1TB 255 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 878GB free Firmware: 0412 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 29 29 28 29 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	16.8% Very poor	Read 29 Write 26.3 Mixed 24.5 SusWrite 28.8 20% 27.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 16.8% Great: 56%
LaCie P9227 Slim 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free, PID 1089 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 119 118 118 117 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 66.7 Write 118 Mixed 66 SusWrite 117 132% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.2 58% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 2,880 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.6% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 13.4 MC Mixed 14.3 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 7.7 SC Mixed 9.8 24% 8.33 GB/s	Latency 85.1 47% 85.1 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 71%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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	208x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	145x

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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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