Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 54.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.9% 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	86.9% 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	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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 56.5 2-Core 100 48% 76.4 Pts	4-Core 195 8-Core 336 32% 266 Pts	64-Core 352 22% 352 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.9% Above average	Lighting 64.5 Reflection 66 Parallax 68.9 53% 66.5 fps	MRender 67.3 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 70.6 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$85 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 320 361 361 400 393 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 419 Write 383 Mixed 356 SusWrite 346 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 37.1 120% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 256 193% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$60 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 113GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 86 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 74.2 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 86.8 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 20,667 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1066 MHz clocked @ 533 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.7 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.3 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 8.5 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 77%

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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%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	868x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $125Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16