Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.9% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160718
Uptime12 Days
Run DateDec 05 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X4 960T-$469
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Memory 81.1
1-Core 46.5
2-Core 87.5
48% 71.7 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 167
22% 165 Pts
64-Core 168
10% 168 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 444 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
14.9% Very poor
Lighting 17.8
Reflection 17.2
Parallax 18.1
14% 17.7 fps
MRender 22
Gravity 15.8
Splatting 19.6
16% 19.2 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1219
Write 849
Mixed 552
192% 873 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 53.3
181% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 557
DQ Write 438
DQ Mixed 502
375% 499 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
150GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 196 197 191 189 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 383
Write 268
Mixed 275
SusWrite 194
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 65.4
4K Mixed 36.5
126% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 296
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 241
185% 253 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 95%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
167GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 103 88 90 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 106
Write 122
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 95.8
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.3
234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.5% Below average
MC Read 13.8
MC Write 6.7
MC Mixed 11.8
31% 10.8 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.1
SC Mixed 9.3
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 78.6
51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 31.5%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 Builds (Compare 95 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $371
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