Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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. 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 62.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics59.1% 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 Drive54.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
4 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJun 06 '20 at 13:31
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8320-$125
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
62.8% Good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 62.3
2-Core 112
55% 86 Pts
4-Core 227
8-Core 367
36% 297 Pts
64-Core 223
14% 223 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 62.8%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549
CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Lighting 74.3
Reflection 59.3
Parallax 93.5
60% 75.7 fps
MRender 61.6
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 77.2
56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 55%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 81 88 90 91 72 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 422
Write 343
Mixed 220
SusWrite 108
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 23.3
76% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 163
122% 164 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
332GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 122 125 125 128 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 143
Write 113
Mixed 65
SusWrite 121
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 109%
Toshiba MK2576GSX 250GB-$37
24GB free
Firmware: GS101X
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 50 51 49 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
20.4% Poor
Read 21.5
Write 32.5
Mixed 15.8
SusWrite 49.6
22% 29.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
82% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 20.4%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
43.6% Average
MC Read 16.8
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 15
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 9
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 11.5
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX Builds (Compare 426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $527
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