Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	31.2% 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 Drive	94.7% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '19 at 20:59
Run Duration	292 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-9590-$298 26,109 User benchmarks, average bench 63% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5.1 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 89.1 1-Core 92.1 2-Core 180 71% 121 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 530 52% 425 Pts	64-Core 537 33% 537 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199 77,943 User benchmarks, average bench 27% Sapphire(174B E270) 2GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Lighting 39.2 Reflection 35.2 Parallax 47.4 32% 40.6 fps	MRender 31.4 Gravity 34.4 Splatting 40.9 30% 35.5 fps
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 331GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 316 317 319 320 319 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 321 Mixed 328 SusWrite 317 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 48.3 160% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 244 182% 242 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 133%
WD Green 500GB (2012) 31,295 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 15GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 120 119 104 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 95 Write 94.2 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 117 69% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 14GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 70 70 71 71 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 70 Write 41.2 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 68.9 44% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 85%
WD Green 1.5TB (2011)-$51 6,566 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 60GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 66 66 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 68 Mixed 74 SusWrite 65.5 52% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 65%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 7GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 148 Write 128 Mixed 82.8 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 115GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 98 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 165 Write 140 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 97.2 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 83%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 15GB free, PID 1230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 73 73 73 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 123 Write 125 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 73 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 540GB free, PID 1140 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 93 95 92 93 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 98.5 Write 99.5 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 94.3 127% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 98GB free, PID 1230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 71 71 71 70 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 138 Write 140 Mixed 76 SusWrite 71.2 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 60%
WD Elements 107C 5TB 1,675 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 292GB free, PID 107c SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 134 Write 135 Mixed 85 SusWrite 103 152% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.9% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 16.7 MC Mixed 16.1 49% 17 GB/s	SC Read 10.3 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13.3 31% 11 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 105%

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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 28%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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