Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	53.7% 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 Drive	91.3% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '19 at 22:33
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8120 25,690 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Memory 80 1-Core 53.5 2-Core 90.7 49% 74.7 Pts	4-Core 167 8-Core 273 27% 220 Pts	64-Core 279 17% 279 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 63%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0517) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 98.9 54% 78.3 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 56.1 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 338 341 357 385 381 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 391 Mixed 363 SusWrite 349 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 53.4 4K Mixed 40.5 130% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 253 190% 254 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 72 71 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 82.3 Write 57.2 Mixed 49 SusWrite 71 48% 64.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 67%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-00A7B0 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 182GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	14.8% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 28.7 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 20.7 36% 26.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 17%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500G 500GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 152GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 2.3 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 33.2 Write 32.5 Mixed 33 SusWrite 2.4 33% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 10.4 4K Write 13.1 4K Mixed 11.8 886% 11.8 MB/s	DQ Read 12.4 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 13.5 1,029% 13.8 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 79%
Maxtor 6 V160E0 160GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 84GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 17 16 16 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 32 Write 31.7 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 16.5 35% 26.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.5 121% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16GB 70,565 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	42.7% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 14.5 MC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 11.1 25% 8.7 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 54%

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Gaming 36%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 29%

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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	120x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	76x
FX-8120AMDBench 56%, 25,690 samples	66x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	227x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	91x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	38x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $527

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Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $336