Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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. 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 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics4.67% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateSep 27 '19 at 17:19
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 34%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6350 Six-Core-$100
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 72.4
2-Core 136
63% 100 Pts
4-Core 248
8-Core 315
36% 282 Pts
64-Core 334
21% 334 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Sapphire(174B E101) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
4.67% Terrible
Lighting 5.67
Reflection 8.31
Parallax 3.75
5% 5.91 fps
MRender 5.67
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.3
5% 5.62 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.67%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 273 273 270 268 263 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 453
Write 428
Mixed 294
SusWrite 280
82% 364 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 27.5
92% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 219
175% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS543232A7A384 320GB-$40
298GB free
Firmware: ES2OA60W
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 69 80 82 82 82 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 82.1
Write 73.4
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 79.3
51% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 46%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$26
30GB free
Firmware: 21.12M21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 66 66 67 67 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 54.3
Write 56.6
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 65.8
40% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
48.4% Average
MC Read 19.2
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.9
SC Write 9.3
SC Mixed 12.6
31% 10.9 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48.4%
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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