Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 67.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics67% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140106
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 30 '17 at 23:23
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
67.8% Good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 73.9
2-Core 133
61% 98.5 Pts
4-Core 257
8-Core 422
42% 339 Pts
64-Core 432
27% 432 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67% Good
Lighting 86.2
Reflection 85
Parallax 71.5
70% 80.9 fps
MRender 80.4
Gravity 76.4
Splatting 68.7
61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 472
Write 322
Mixed 323
82% 372 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 49.7
4K Mixed 19
106% 35.1 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 47.9
59% 103 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33
506GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
61.4% Good
Read 115
Write 98.6
Mixed 102
79% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.36
98% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.4% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 13.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 8.9
SC Mixed 11
28% 9.83 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 63%

 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 1,670 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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