Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. 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 66.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	46.3% 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)
Boot Drive	31.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20130111
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '20 at 05:05
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Memory 89.8 1-Core 48.3 2-Core 130 56% 89.3 Pts	4-Core 238 8-Core 389 38% 314 Pts	64-Core 384 24% 384 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.3% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 53.7 Parallax 39.3 48% 50.8 fps	MRender 45.8 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 64.8 42% 49.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP S700 120GB-$30 4,522 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 23GB free Firmware: Q0616B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 366 384 389 375 390 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 471 Write 391 Mixed 342 SusWrite 375 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 13.7 88% 34.7 MB/s	DQ Read 74.4 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 18.3 52% 106 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 95%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 53 58 54 53 52 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.6% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 54.2 16% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 18.1 61% 24.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 64.3 DQ Mixed 49.3 63% 118 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 109GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 45 Write 48.2 Mixed 33 SusWrite 52 33% 44.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 50%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 533GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 38 37 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	18.6% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 36.7 Mixed 23 SusWrite 37.4 45% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	50.1% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 18.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 13 30% 10.5 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 71%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,669 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 34%

Sail boat

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	145x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $32	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