Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	42.3% 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)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 11:51
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	93%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8350-$130 313,196 User benchmarks, average bench 61% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	61.9% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 66.4 2-Core 130 57% 92.4 Pts	4-Core 237 8-Core 332 36% 285 Pts	64-Core 344 21% 344 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3679) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.3% Average	Lighting 49.4 Reflection 61.2 Parallax 54.5 40% 55 fps	MRender 70 Gravity 52.7 Splatting 50.3 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 246 Write 232 Mixed 214 52% 231 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 7.5 25% 7.37 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 426GB free Firmware: CR100-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 71 71 69 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 72.8 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 68.5 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB 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	42.4% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 14.1 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 11.7 28% 9.93 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 73%

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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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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

Raft

Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	863x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	208x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	110x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	81x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	62x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	61x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	59x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	84x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

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