Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 50.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	51.9% 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	48.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20110516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '24 at 22:40
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T-$254 4,420 User benchmarks, average bench 56% AM3r2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Memory 72.4 1-Core 43.5 2-Core 87.4 44% 67.8 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 212 24% 186 Pts	64-Core 202 12% 202 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6162) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.9% Above average	Lighting 63.7 Reflection 65.7 Parallax 60.4 52% 63.3 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 66.3 Splatting 60.1 52% 63.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 181 150 169 152 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 332 Write 248 Mixed 209 SusWrite 162 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 35.5 4K Mixed 20.7 74% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 35.8 31% 45 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4GB free Firmware: CC4H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80.3 Write 73 Mixed 50.7 51% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 322GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 162 162 164 161 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 131 Write 104 Mixed 52 SusWrite 162 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.4 421% 3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 9GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 76 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 68 Write 67 Mixed 47 SusWrite 76.9 48% 64.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	MC Read 14 MC Write 6.7 MC Mixed 12.6 32% 11.1 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 6 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.57 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 54%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	212	57	60	40"	1280 720	SKY0001 TV

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	119x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	75x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	66x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	226x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	90x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	38x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $527

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16