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ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 Motherboard Review

We will be outlining the ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 motherboard’s performance with the AMD FX-8370 CPU and 16GB of 2400MHz G.Skill TridentX DDR3 memory.

AM3+ Motherboard Test System:

  • Processor: AMD FX-8370.
  • Memory: 16GB (2x8GB) G.Skill TridentX 2400MHz DDR3 @ 1.65V.
  • Graphics Card: Nvidia GTX Titan X Pascal (custom fan curve to eliminate thermal throttling).
  • System Drive: 240GB Patriot Wildfire SATA 6Gbps SSD.
  • Games Drive: 960GB SK Hynix SE3010 SATA 6Gbps SSD.
  • CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14.
  • Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum 1000W.
  • Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Anniversary Update).

Compared AM3+ Motherboards:

  • Gigabyte 990FX-Gaming.

Software:

  • ASUS TUF Sabertooth 990FX R3.0 BIOS v0212.
  • GeForce 376.19 VGA drivers.

Tests:

  • Cinebench R15 – All-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
  • HandBrake 0.10.5 – Convert 6.27GB 4K video recording using the Normal Profile setting and MP4 container (CPU)
  • SiSoft Sandra 2016 SP1 – Processor Arithmetic Test (CPU) and Memory Bandwidth Test (Memory)
  • 7-Zip 16.04 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
  • 3DMark Fire Strike v1.1 – Fire Strike (1080p) test (Gaming)
  • Ashes of the Singularity – Built-in benchmark tool CPU-Focused test, 1920 x 1080, Extreme quality preset, DX12 version (Gaming)
  • Grand Theft Auto V – Built-in benchmark tool, 1920 x 1080, Maximum quality settings, Maximum Advanced Graphics (Gaming)
  • ATTO – M.2, USB 3.1, and SATA 6Gbps transfer rates (Motherboard)
  • RightMark Audio Analyzer – Record and playback test using a line-in to line-out loopback with a 3.5mm audio cable (Motherboard)

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3 comments

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