Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	87.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160504
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	May 30 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration	388 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 91.3 1-Core 83.1 2-Core 158 67% 111 Pts	4-Core 275 8-Core 476 45% 375 Pts	64-Core 478 30% 478 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3979) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$229 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 248 236 254 257 198 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 490 Write 449 Mixed 398 SusWrite 224 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 43 143% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 235 170% 223 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 122%
WDC WD80EFAX-68KNBN0 8TB 1,186 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 621GB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 67 65 80 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 156 Write 125 Mixed 57 SusWrite 71.2 23% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.4 7% 3.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 3.8 DQ Mixed 3 2% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 23%
WD Red Pro 6TB (2015)-$239 995 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 173 172 173 172 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 113 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 172 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 122%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 881GB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 221 222 219 234 229 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 216 Mixed 103 SusWrite 225 136% 186 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.1 318% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 136%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$246 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 116 Write 124 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 89.5 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.3 345% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 110%
WD Red Pro 6TB (2015)-$239 995 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 5.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 98 90 88 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 213 Write 211 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 93.7 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 122%
WD WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 156 156 156 159 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 155 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 158 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.1 298% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 115%
WD WD100EZAZ-11TDBA0 10TB 394 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 151 154 155 166 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 115%
WD WD101KFBX-68R56N0 10TB 480 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 177 177 179 178 175 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 169 Mixed 90 SusWrite 175 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.1 293% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 136%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$110 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 156 158 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 159 Write 155 Mixed 103 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 99%
WD Red Pro 6TB (2015)-$239 995 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 5.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 93 90 89 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 185 Write 192 Mixed 82 SusWrite 91.5 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 122%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 62 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 129 130 128 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 134 Write 132 Mixed 70 SusWrite 129 155% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 60%
WDC WD60 02FFWX-68TZ4N0 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 0567 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 17 17 17 17 19 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.5% Below average	Read 150 Write 164 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 18.1 122% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 55%
WDC WD60 02FFWX-68TZ4N0 6TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 117 118 119 119 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.6% Above average	Read 142 Write 153 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 118 156% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 55%
WDC WD40 03FFBX-68MU3N0 4TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free, PID 0567 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 117 118 119 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 193 Write 208 Mixed 81 SusWrite 118 196% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 1.5 348% 3.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1 DQ Write 5.3 DQ Mixed 1.9 249% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 2,133 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1866 MHz clocked @ 933 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.2% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 17.7 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 9.4 SC Mixed 13 32% 11.1 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 86%

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	873x
FX-9590AMD $298Bench 63%, 26,109 samples	211x
FX-8320AMD $153Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	147x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	111x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	83x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	83x

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	60x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	85x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	45x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	29x

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