Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
ProcessorWith 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 58%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics56.7% 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 Drive76.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime14.2 Days
Run DateNov 03 '19 at 14:09
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
58% Above average
Memory 74.2
1-Core 65.3
2-Core 125
54% 88 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 344
35% 285 Pts
64-Core 406
25% 406 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 58%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.7% Above average
Lighting 71.3
Reflection 76.7
Parallax 72.5
58% 73.5 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 66.6
Splatting 62.3
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 296 303 300 305 301 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Read 434
Write 311
Mixed 291
SusWrite 299
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 26.7
99% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 114
116% 189 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
101GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 144 138 132 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 158
Write 141
Mixed 96.8
SusWrite 139
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.1% Below average
MC Read 15.5
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 7
SC Write 7.6
SC Mixed 8.9
22% 7.83 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 85%

 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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