Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.9% 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)
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140408
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 02 '22 at 19:02
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.2% Good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 78.8
2-Core 153
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 448
44% 359 Pts
64-Core 425
26% 425 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Asus(1043 841A) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
28.9% Poor
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 34.8
Parallax 43.2
27% 37.1 fps
MRender 45.9
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 34.3
33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 28.9%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
1GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 434
Write 411
Mixed 115
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 29.4
103% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 123
120% 192 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
887GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 103 105 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
60.6% Good
Read 108
Write 95.6
Mixed 77
SusWrite 103
71% 95.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
825GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 170 164 173 178 177 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 128
Write 166
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 164
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX BLS4G3D1609DS1S00. Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 16GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52.8% Above average
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 16.4
MC Mixed 18.7
54% 19 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 14.7
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,672 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630
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