Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 30 '21 at 06:03
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 153 62% 104 Pts	4-Core 278 8-Core 495 47% 386 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% EVGA(3842 3967); FTW 3 Ultra CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 227 Reflection 278 Parallax 362 185% 289 fps	MRender 357 Gravity 261 Splatting 186 210% 268 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 155 177 176 179 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 347 Write 275 Mixed 219 SusWrite 164 56% 251 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 68.1 4K Mixed 13.7 89% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 74.2 87% 150 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 153 139 134 116 138 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 164 Write 176 Mixed 87.4 SusWrite 136 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 108%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 223 235 227 225 235 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 220 Write 225 Mixed 102 SusWrite 227 141% 193 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.8 356% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 138%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 178 179 179 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 170 Mixed 104 SusWrite 178 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 210% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 1,073 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.2% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 15.1 MC Mixed 14.6 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 13.6 30% 10.6 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 85%

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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	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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16