Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 59%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	81.8% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 05:06
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	59% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 67.9 2-Core 136 56% 92.9 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 395 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 396 24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% EVGA(3842 3776) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 44.9 Reflection 41.7 Parallax 55 37% 47.2 fps	Gravity 51.4 Splatting 35.1 37% 43.3 fps
Poor: 32% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 214 31 31 32 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 462 Write 408 Mixed 363 SusWrite 104 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 44.4 151% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 189 151% 212 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 89GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 108 104 111 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 182 Write 145 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 105 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 183% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 154GB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 30 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 31.5 Write 29.3 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 29.3 21% 28.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 110GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 139 134 130 133 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 134 Mixed 64 SusWrite 131 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 11.5 MC Mixed 10.2 33% 11.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.8 SC Write 7.8 SC Mixed 7.8 21% 7.47 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 60%

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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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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $129Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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