Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 14 '17 at 01:23
Run Duration200 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
64% Good
Memory 82.1
1-Core 70.7
2-Core 134
59% 95.7 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 388
39% 318 Pts
64-Core 396
24% 396 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 64%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Device(0000 0000) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.43
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 142
Parallax 135
105% 135 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 128
Splatting 105
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 170
Write 137
Mixed 140
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.24
84% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 88%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.9% Very good
Read 142
Write 119
Mixed 97.8
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.18
85% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST380817AS 80GB-$130
11GB free
Firmware: 3.42 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
18.5% Very poor
Read 28.7
Write 35.6
Mixed 38.5
26% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.37
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.33
68% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 18.5%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.8% Below average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 13.7
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 8.2
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 11.2
26% 9.13 GB/s
Latency 76.7
52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.8%
Great: 88%

 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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