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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	181% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 72.9 2-Core 134 60% 97.1 Pts	4-Core 259 8-Core 437 42% 348 Pts	64-Core 430 27% 430 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme GIGABYTE GP-ASAC 1TB 41 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 928GB free (System drive) Firmware: H2.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 920 956 1023 1018 1019 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 960 Write 1,061 Mixed 1,096 SusWrite 964 231% 1,020 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.9 198% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 474 DQ Mixed 523 389% 517 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 229GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 92 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 110 Write 113 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 92.5 68% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3500414CS 500GB 23,667 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 55GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 78 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 78.6 64% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 61%
Seagate Constellation ES.3 1TB-$22 9,374 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 146GB free Firmware: SN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 110 110 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 163 Write 145 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 112 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 103%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 90GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 69 70 69 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 67.1 Write 67 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 69.3 48% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 120% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 60%
WD WD10EURS-630AB1 1TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 266GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 41 45 44 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.4% Poor	Read 48.2 Write 48.8 Mixed 28.6 SusWrite 43.6 31% 42.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.4% Great: 60%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 448GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 92 92 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 91.9 Write 90.6 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 91.6 63% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.3% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 13.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.3 SC Mixed 11.7 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 73 55% 73 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 91%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	864x
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	29x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16