Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics27.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120626
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateDec 10 '21 at 00:13
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4170 Quad-Core-$81
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
42% Average
Memory 68.8
1-Core 48
2-Core 54.4
40% 57.1 Pts
4-Core 91.4
8-Core 92.9
12% 92.2 Pts
64-Core 117
7% 117 Pts
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42%
Great: 63%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.4% Poor
Lighting 34.7
Reflection 39.1
Parallax 36.2
28% 36.7 fps
MRender 35.2
Gravity 35.6
Splatting 25.8
26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.4%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 60 54 54 61 55 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
36.5% Below average
Read 71.3
Write 69.2
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 55.7
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
224GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 143 152 149 157 155 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 81.3
Write 110
Mixed 68
SusWrite 151
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24
67GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 115 106 80 105 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
64% Good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 101
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
145% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 64%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 32GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
27.7% Poor
MC Read 10.1
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 10
27% 9.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.6
20% 6.9 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX Builds (Compare 422 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $527
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