Asrock 990FX Killer

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive90.3% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsrock 990FX Killer  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150804
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateDec 21 '15 at 10:01
Run Duration269 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD FX-8350-$130
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.2% Very good
Memory 94.4
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 163
69% 114 Pts
4-Core 303
8-Core 508
49% 405 Pts
64-Core 508
32% 508 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Gigabyte(1458 367B) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5906
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 378
Write 322
Mixed 351
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 45.1
168% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 22.3
DQ Write 138
DQ Mixed 45
45% 68.5 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
447GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 134
Mixed 136
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.26
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.26
124% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 105%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
437GB free
Firmware: KC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 80.4
Write 70.6
Mixed 62.5
53% 71.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.29
76% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 88%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB
902GB free, PID a003
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 103
Write 110
Mixed 102
136% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 1.82
4K Mixed 0.26
73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 44%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB
835GB free, PID 2340
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 101
134% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 2.02
4K Mixed 0.37
83% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB
221GB free, PID 0200
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 84.6
Write 89.8
Mixed 48.1
93% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 1.58
4K Mixed 0.19
62% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 45%
WDC WD16 00BEVS-22VAT0 160GB
144GB free, PID ce15
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 26
Write 25.5
Mixed 24.9
33% 25.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.28
72% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 800 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.7% Above average
MC Read 23.1
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 18.9
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 13.7
32% 11.4 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical 990FX Killer Builds (Compare 257 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Killer - $154

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $494
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