Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.5% 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)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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	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.

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Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 08 '20 at 09:06
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-6300-$90 261,607 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	54% Above average	Memory 80.4 1-Core 65.1 2-Core 103 53% 82.9 Pts	4-Core 161 8-Core 173 22% 167 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 71.8 Parallax 99.9 59% 81.3 fps	MRender 74 Gravity 73.1 Splatting 59.2 55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 375 370 379 382 399 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 445 Write 204 Mixed 279 SusWrite 370 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 34.1 116% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 241 186% 253 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 117%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 206GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 105 102 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 81.8 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 105 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 430% 3 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 127GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 61 62 61 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 57.5 Write 53.5 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 61 42% 56 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 45GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 162 147 142 159 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	77.3% Very good	Read 116 Write 83.5 Mixed 68 SusWrite 154 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C9 CMZ16GX3M2A1866C10 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	34.2% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 10 MC Mixed 11.9 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 79.8 50% 79.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 55%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	866x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	146x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
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 $76Bench 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	29x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $630

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16