Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 64.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131121
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
64.4% Good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 79.4
2-Core 151
63% 105 Pts
4-Core 239
8-Core 465
42% 352 Pts
64-Core 427
26% 427 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 185
Parallax 178
113% 167 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 185
Splatting 125
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 103 100 90 97 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 166
Write 158
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 86.7
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$128
931GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 27 0.2 0.1 1.2 35 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
45.2% Average
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 27.1
70% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 45.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
45.8% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 15.8
46% 16.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 9.2
SC Mixed 13
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 72.2
55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630
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