Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 55.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	52.2% 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	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 22:03
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 below expectations (14^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Memory 67.1 1-Core 71.6 2-Core 131 53% 89.9 Pts	4-Core 239 8-Core 382 38% 311 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% 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: 432.00 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 58.7 53% 63.5 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 61.4 Splatting 53.9 50% 62.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 112 109 108 103 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 337 Write 116 Mixed 157 SusWrite 110 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 27 95% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 139 113% 165 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 128%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 609GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 158 167 167 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 159 Mixed 102 SusWrite 161 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 109%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 14GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 55 47 47 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 54 Write 55.3 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 52.2 37% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 44%
General USB Flash Disk 64GB 2,253 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 58GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.3 5.1 5.4 4.1 5.4 4.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	4.09% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 12.7 Mixed 14.8 SusWrite 5.5 16% 12.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 6% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.09% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.8% Below average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 8.5 SC Mixed 9.6 25% 8.77 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 88%

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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%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	863x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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	28x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16