Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
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 59.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics90.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20131121
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 00:30
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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-8320-$175
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
59.1% Above average
Memory 82.2
1-Core 68
2-Core 106
55% 85.5 Pts
4-Core 197
8-Core 301
31% 249 Pts
64-Core 305
19% 305 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 59.1%
Great: 65%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.6% Outstanding
Lighting 113
Reflection 108
Parallax 122
92% 114 fps
MRender 96.4
Gravity 122
Splatting 105
88% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 78 89 98 92 100 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 128
Write 126
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 88.4
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 104%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 5TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: D781
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 24 24 20 24 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Read 22.7
Write 24.5
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 23.2
18% 23.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.4
84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 90%
Rsh-339 ASM1153E 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 163 190 208 221 218 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 235
Write 197
Mixed 81
SusWrite 188
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 121%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.9% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 15.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
SC Read 8.6
SC Write 7.4
SC Mixed 9.7
24% 8.57 GB/s
Latency 76.6
52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 68%

 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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