Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 57.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	68.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 21:42
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$47 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Memory 80.9 1-Core 60.6 2-Core 96.3 52% 79.3 Pts	4-Core 191 8-Core 222 27% 207 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% PNY(196E 1511) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.8% Good	Lighting 84.8 Reflection 100 Parallax 98.7 69% 94.5 fps	MRender 84.1 Gravity 85.4 Splatting 80.7 68% 83.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 7.7 48 26 32 29 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.5% Below average	Read 36 Write 128 Mixed 12 SusWrite 42 12% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 9.9 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 26.2 78% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 48.5 84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 80GB free Firmware: JC66 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 87.7 Write 86.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 115 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3320813AS 320GB 4,058 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 82GB free Firmware: HP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 87 85 87 87 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 83.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 85.8 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PSD38G16002 1600 CL9 Series PSD38G16002 1600 CL9 Series 24GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.9% Poor	MC Read 10.3 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 9 27% 9.43 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 6.5 17% 6.07 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 48%

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,675 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $79Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16