Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '18 at 08:17
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8150-$770 22,181 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	62.2% Good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 127 58% 93.4 Pts	4-Core 232 8-Core 376 37% 304 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 66%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
AMD 2+0 Stripe/RAID0 478GB 728 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.10 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 833 Mixed 589 140% 619 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 49.4 4K Mixed 20.9 91% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 137 DQ Write 89.9 DQ Mixed 44.7 52% 90.5 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 121%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB-$5 1,670 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 1689 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	4.48% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 4.01 Mixed 6 9% 9.25 MB/s	4K Read 4.29 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.007 16% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.48% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 12,350 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	43.1% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 8.8 SC Mixed 11.2 27% 9.3 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 64%

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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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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0 Builds (Compare 95 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 52%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R3.0

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	37x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	22x
FX-8370AMD $175Bench 62%, 34,720 samples	9x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
CS900 240GBPNY $22Bench 73%, 61,417 samples	3x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	4x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBKingstonBench 55%, 6,948 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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