Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 62% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	48.7% 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	75.7% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20121016
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '19 at 23:34
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd 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 (21^st percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 76.5 1-Core 52.4 2-Core 93.4 48% 74.1 Pts	4-Core 160 8-Core 214 24% 187 Pts	64-Core 253 16% 253 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52.6% 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: 19.4.1 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 61.2 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 80.9 50% 67.1 fps	MRender 61.1 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 49.6 47% 57.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 229GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 338 289 272 265 268 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 398 Write 366 Mixed 335 SusWrite 283 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 46.4 4K Mixed 33.4 110% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 192 142% 188 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 53 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 85.7 Write 70.8 Mixed 66 SusWrite 53.7 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 886GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 16 15 15 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 25 Write 24.3 Mixed 18.8 SusWrite 15.2 28% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 20%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-00A7B0 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 306GB free, PID 2336 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 16 13 16 16 15 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.5% Very poor	Read 23.5 Write 22.2 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 15.1 28% 20.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 17%
Maxtor 6 V160E0 160GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 84GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2 2.1 2 2 2.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 25.3 Write 24.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 2 24% 18.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.4 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.8% 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 as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 13.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 6.6 SC Write 7.2 SC Mixed 9.6 22% 7.8 GB/s	Latency 87.3 46% 87.3 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 54%

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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	119x
FX-8150AMD $770Bench 59%, 22,181 samples	75x
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 $51Bench 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	226x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	90x
32GBUnknownBench 53%, 5,781 samples	38x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $498

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16