Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130916
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '20 at 19:26
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 67
2-Core 127
58% 92.8 Pts
4-Core 249
8-Core 394
40% 322 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 165
Parallax 191
102% 161 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 179
Splatting 129
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38
721GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 160 152 171 153 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 131
Write 177
Mixed 54.7
SusWrite 154
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
531GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 114 117 116 117 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 120
Write 109
Mixed 59.7
SusWrite 116
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.4% Average
MC Read 17.4
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 14.2
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 12.1
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 43.4%
Great: 43%

 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 1,678 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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