Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 48%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics43.5% 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 Drive29.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait 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.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20111124
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 04 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8150-$770
AM3r2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.4% Below average
Memory 40.9
1-Core 55.4
2-Core 109
39% 68.5 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 188
24% 179 Pts
64-Core 293
18% 293 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 35.4%
Great: 66%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.5% Average
Lighting 52.7
Reflection 57.5
Parallax 51.7
43% 54 fps
MRender 64.8
Gravity 51.8
Splatting 49.7
45% 55.4 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 94 116 173 171 174 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.9% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 242
Mixed 25.7
SusWrite 156
27% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 33.2
4K Mixed 13.2
36% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 185
DQ Write 130
DQ Mixed 154
116% 156 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 87 100 79 105 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 59.5
Write 56.5
Mixed 41.5
SusWrite 96
46% 63.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
16.4% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 6.8
MC Mixed 5.4
17% 5.97 GB/s
SC Read 2.6
SC Write 3.4
SC Mixed 3.4
9% 3.13 GB/s
Latency 198
20% 198 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 16.4%
Great: 54%

 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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