Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 25%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 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 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics46.4% 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 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 03:51
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-4350-$57
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Memory 83.4
1-Core 48.7
2-Core 71.1
47% 67.7 Pts
4-Core 107
8-Core 118
15% 113 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
46.4% Average
Lighting 57.4
Reflection 63.2
Parallax 62.1
47% 60.9 fps
MRender 70.1
Gravity 55
Splatting 46.7
46% 57.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
452GB free
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 25 10 13 14 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
18.2% Very poor
Read 104
Write 71.2
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 17.9
15% 69.2 MB/s
4K Read 11
4K Write 20.1
4K Mixed 9.5
40% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 18
DQ Write 25.7
DQ Mixed 11.9
12% 18.5 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 96%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 35 30 12 24 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
25.2% Poor
Read 62
Write 29.2
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 25.5
31% 41.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
154% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 25.2%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
26.8% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 8.1
MC Mixed 9.5
25% 8.83 GB/s
SC Read 5.6
SC Write 5.6
SC Mixed 6.6
17% 5.93 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 26.8%
Great: 51%

 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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