Asrock 990FX Killer

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 53%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics22.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive45.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsrock 990FX Killer  (all builds)
Memory0.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160106
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 02:12
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 58.5
1-Core 43.4
2-Core 90.2
40% 64 Pts
4-Core 169
8-Core 242
26% 206 Pts
64-Core 243
15% 243 Pts
Poor: 48%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
Sapphire(174B E270) 2GB
CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
22.7% Poor
Lighting 30
Reflection 20.7
Parallax 44.2
24% 31.6 fps
MRender 17
Gravity 30.6
Splatting 23
19% 23.5 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 22.7%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 456
Write 213
Mixed 234
66% 301 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 16.3
4K Mixed 7.2
44% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 25.4
DQ Write 68.6
DQ Mixed 4.99
16% 33 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35
42GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
56.7% Above average
Read 475
Write 231
Mixed 311
75% 339 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 12.7
61% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 62.8
64% 103 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.7%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
680GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 107
Write 106
Mixed 94
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.82
4K Write 1.17
4K Mixed 0.44
104% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair VS2GB1333D4 F3-10666CL9-4GBRL VS2GB1333D4 8GB
1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
2048, 4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.5% Poor
MC Read 12
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 9.5
26% 9.13 GB/s
SC Read 5.1
SC Write 4.7
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.67 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asrock 990FX Killer - $154

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