Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics43.7% 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 Drive28.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '17 at 22:50
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%
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 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-8350-$130
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.35 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
69.7% Good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 73.8
2-Core 142
63% 102 Pts
4-Core 262
8-Core 445
43% 353 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0505) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1305 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.3
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.7% Average
Lighting 51.3
Reflection 66.1
Parallax 68.7
42% 62 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 51.4
Splatting 55.8
47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Pyro 60GB-$125
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 23A0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
28.7% Poor
Read 140
Write 44.7
Mixed 75.6
19% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 9.3
65% 23.8 MB/s
DQ Read 20.5
DQ Write 48.1
DQ Mixed 9.52
14% 26 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 28.7%
Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
931GB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 182
Mixed 173
141% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.28
4K Write 2.66
4K Mixed 0.37
144% 1.44 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB
558GB free
Firmware: 05.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Read 149
Write 125
Mixed 117
98% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.49
143% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
48.3% Average
MC Read 19
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 17
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.3
SC Write 9
SC Mixed 12.7
30% 10.7 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 48.3%
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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