Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 73.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics49.2% 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 Drive98.7% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160504
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 02 '19 at 10:04
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-9590-$298
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 5 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.6% Very good
Memory 93.4
1-Core 89.2
2-Core 168
70% 117 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 447
46% 369 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
49.2% Average
Lighting 60.1
Reflection 67.1
Parallax 59.4
49% 62.2 fps
MRender 72.9
Gravity 59.9
Splatting 52.7
50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
626GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 221 261 338 338 356 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 221
Mixed 432
SusWrite 282
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 82.3
4K Mixed 49.9
165% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 80.1
99% 178 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 667 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.9% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9.8
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 9.7
25% 8.73 GB/s
Latency 61.1
66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 32.9%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,670 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $630
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