Asus SABERTOOTH 990FX

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics66.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive34.5% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus SABERTOOTH 990FX  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20121016
Uptime14.7 Days
Run DateOct 27 '19 at 06:14
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-6100-$68
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
56.6% Above average
Memory 82.5
1-Core 63
2-Core 97.9
53% 81.1 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 226
25% 199 Pts
64-Core 242
15% 242 Pts
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 60%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2386 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.2% Good
Lighting 86.7
Reflection 76.5
Parallax 60.2
71% 74.5 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 78.5
Splatting 55.5
58% 72.4 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP S 600 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HC08
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 42 40 48 48 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 291
Write 81.8
Mixed 21
SusWrite 46.6
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 16
56% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 73.5
DQ Write 49.4
DQ Mixed 11.2
22% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
827GB free
Firmware: 500.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 92 100 101 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 120
Write 101
Mixed 51.3
SusWrite 97.7
68% 92.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB
169GB free
Firmware: 0412
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 29 29 29 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
16.6% Very poor
Read 28.5
Write 21.5
Mixed 26.7
SusWrite 28.9
20% 26.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 16.6%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
27.6% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.3
25% 8.77 GB/s
SC Read 7.8
SC Write 8.2
SC Mixed 8.6
23% 8.2 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.6%
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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