Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics97.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime10.8 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration202 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 77.6
2-Core 155
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 298
8-Core 441
46% 370 Pts
64-Core 451
28% 451 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 146
Parallax 191
90% 149 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 173
Splatting 120
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 284 272 289 289 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 449
Mixed 438
SusWrite 279
93% 416 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 38
152% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 26.7
83% 181 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 128%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
859GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 879 1089 1255 1279 1340 1348 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,430
Write 1,463
Mixed 1,044
SusWrite 1,198
289% 1,284 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 49.6
188% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 526
DQ Write 404
DQ Mixed 270
255% 400 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 209%
Great: 255%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
898GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 101 99 102 102 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 111
Write 106
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 101
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 16.8
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 13.4
31% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 Builds (Compare 19 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $346
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