Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 58.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	97.3% 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 Drive	35.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '23 at 22:28
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th 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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Memory 78.7 1-Core 67.1 2-Core 126 56% 90.7 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 378 35% 294 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C304) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.68 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 133 Parallax 122 100% 126 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 128 Splatting 114 92% 112 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 840GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 27 3.2 36 101 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 439 Write 358 Mixed 275 SusWrite 61 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 1.2 41% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 95.9 DQ Write 38.7 DQ Mixed 12 24% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 58%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 124 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 116 Write 114 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 125 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 200% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 257GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 65 64 64 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 72.4 Write 55.6 Mixed 43 SusWrite 63.9 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 233GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 115 115 116 113 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 74.1 Write 91.1 Mixed 25.1 SusWrite 114 55% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 130 129 129 128 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 127 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 129 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 KHX1600C10D3/8GX 8GBH2X04F1AA28-15 32GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 13.1 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 45%

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

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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,678 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	866x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
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 $76Bench 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	29x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16