Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 62.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	19.4% 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	63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20131121
Uptime	19 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '17 at 14:32
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (44^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 4.35 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Memory 84 1-Core 70.5 2-Core 135 59% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 410 38% 319 Pts	64-Core 445 28% 445 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2877) 2GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 359.0 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 22.3 Reflection 23.5 Parallax 29.8 18% 25.2 fps	MRender 33.3 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 24.7 22% 27.1 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$54 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 28913 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 47 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 87 87 397 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4066 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 37 274877251617 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 87 87 13 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 21561666616 (F7) Unknown 100 100 719704408 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1334717319	63.7% Good	Read 372 Write 256 Mixed 303 69% 310 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 51.5 4K Mixed 19.6 85% 30.9 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 51.5 70% 131 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 94170720 (03) Spinup time 94 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5780 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 4339616167 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 28932 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 45 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 37 713602105368 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 23 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 19 19 162875 (C2) HDA temperature 24 63 -140737488355304 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18910741014856 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7280848045 (F2) Unknown 100 253 7079882944	94.5% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 166 Mixed 162 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.32 84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 113%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 16GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 5GB free, PID 0053 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Read 22 Write 14.6 Mixed 5.87 16% 14.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.16 4K Write 0.09 4K Mixed 0.19 29% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 9,944 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27.5% Poor	MC Read 9.2 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 8 25% 8.73 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7.7 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 70%

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Gaming 34%

Sail boat

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

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	208x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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