Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 52.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.3% 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	51.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140408
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '19 at 15:46
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Memory 75.1 1-Core 69.8 2-Core 131 56% 92 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 293 27% 227 Pts	64-Core 323 20% 323 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% Asus(1043 047E) 3GB CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1300 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.3% Poor	Lighting 35.2 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 43.6 29% 34.1 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 32.3 Splatting 31.6 24% 29.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 37 25 20 21 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 308 Write 248 Mixed 246 SusWrite 61.2 48% 216 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 28.7 94% 30.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 127 96% 130 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 118%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 132GB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 27.8 Write 49 Mixed 25.5 25% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.2 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 391GB free, PID ab30 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 53.3 Write 77.5 Mixed 67.2 89% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 56%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 4GB free, PID 0820 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 65 76 75 102 94 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 78.5 Write 31.5 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 76.6 68% 54 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.5 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 259F 3TB 1,516 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 407GB free, PID 259f SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 77 77 76 77 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 80.5 Write 82.3 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 75.1 106% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 78% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 49%
Seagate BUP RD 5TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 13GB free, PID ab28 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 104 Write 125 Mixed 68.3 127% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 163% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-053.A00LF 2x8GB 461 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	MC Read 12.5 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 10.8 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 6 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 9.9 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 90.2 44% 90.2 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 34%

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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	863x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	209x
FX-8320AMD $175Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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