Asus TUF Sabertooth X99 Motherboard Review

Bioshock Infinite

We used the Bioshock Infinite demanding ‘Ultra’ setting and a 1920×1080 resolution to push today’s gaming hardware. Our data was recorded using a section of the game, not the built-in benchmark.

Metro: Last Light

We used a 1920×1080 resolution and the Metro: Last Light built-in benchmark set to ‘High’ quality to offer an intense challenge for the gaming hardware while also making playable frame rates a possibility.

Tomb Raider

We used a 1920×1080 resolution and the Tomb Raider built-in benchmark set to ‘Ultimate’ quality.

Gaming performance on the Sabertooth X99 is far from limiting at a 1920×1080 resolution. A set of game updates sees the most recent boards to visit our test system – the Sabertooth X99 and ASRock's Fatal1ty X99 Professional – duelling it out for top spot.

Both boards are evenly matched in Bioshock Infinite, however Asus' contender nips ahead by a fraction of frame in Tomb Raider, while ASRock's gaming-orientated competitor pushes out an extra frame in Metro: Last Light.

Put simply, Asus' TUF Sabertooth X99 motherboard has no problems showing competitive gaming performance, despite its reliability-orientated design.

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