Asus Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ Motherboard Review

PCMark 7
PCMark 7 provides a set of 7 suites for measuring different aspects of PC performance with a high degree of accuracy. Overall system performance is measured by the PCMark Suite. The Lightweight Suite measures the capabilities of entry level systems and mobility platforms unable to run the full PCMark suite. Common use performance is measured by the Entertainment, Creativity and Productivity scenario suites. Component performance is measured by the Computation and Storage hardware suites. The Storage suite is ideal for testing SSDs and external hard drives in addition to the system drive.

The Crosshair IV Formula came out on top between the two boards, but once again, only by a slight amount. The overclock proved to be worthwhile by giving over a 200 point increase in score on PCMark 7.