990FX Enthusiast Motherboard Features
 ASRock 990FX
Extreme9
Asus M5A99FX
Pro R2.0
Gigabyte
990FXA-UD3
PCB Revision1.041.013.0
ChipsetAMD 990FX / SB950AMD 990FX / SB950AMD 990FX / SB950
Voltage RegulatorFourteen PhasesEight PhasesTen Phases
BIOSP1.10 (01/24/2013)1503 (01/11/2013)FC (02/05/2013)
200.0 MHz RCLK200.83 MHz (+0.42%)200.66 MHz (+0.33%)200.92 MHz (+0.46%)
I/O Panel Connectors
P/S 2221
USB 3.0422
USB 2.0488
Network111
eSATA212
CLR_CMOS ButtonYesNoNo
Digital Audio OutOptical + CoaxialOpticalOptical
Digital Audio InNoneNoneNone
Analog Audio666
VideoNoneNoneNone
Other DevicesIEEE 1394 x1NoneIEEE 1394 x1
Internal Interfaces
PCIe 2.0 x164 (x16/x4/x16/x0 or x16/x4/x8/x8)4 (x16/x4/x16/x4)4 (x16/x4/x16/x4)
PCIe 2.0 x1112
USB 3.02 (4-ports)1 (2-ports)1 (2-ports)
USB 2.02 (4-ports)3 (6-ports)3 (6-ports)
SATA 6Gb/s876
SATA 3Gb/sNoneNoneNone
4-Pin Fan252
3-Pin Fan4None2
FP-Audio111
S/PDIF I/ONoneOutput OnlyOutput Only
Internal ButtonsPower, ResetDirectKey, MemOK, BIOS FlashbackNone
Diagnostics PanelNumericNoneNone
LegacyCIR, IEEE-1394, SerialSerialIEEE-1394, Serial
Mass Storage Controllers
Chipset SATA6 x SATA 6Gb/s5 x SATA 6Gb/s
1 x eSATA 6Gb/s
6 x SATA 6Gb/s
Chipset RAID Modes0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Add-In SATA2 x ASM1061 PCIe
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s
2 x SATA 6Gb/s
ASM1061 PCIe
2 x SATA 6Gb/s
88SE9172 PCIe
2 x eSATA 6Gb/s
USB 3.02 x EJ188H PCIe (8-ports)2 x ASM1042 PCIe (4-ports)2 x EJ168A PCIe (4-ports)
Networking
Primary LANWG82583V PCIeRTL8111E PCIeRTL8111F PCIe
Secondary LANNoneNoneNone
BluetoothNoneNoneNone
Audio
HD Audio CodecALC898ALC992ALC889
DDL/DTS ConnectNot SpecifiedDTS ConnectDDL
WarrantyThree YearsThree YearsThree Years



ASRock 990FX Extreme9










990FX Extreme9 Software

















990FX Extreme9 Firmware











Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0








M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Software



ai-suite-turbov-icontrol

ai-suite-remote-go

ai-suite-charger


ai-suite-turbov-fanx



ai-suite-autotune

ai-suite-autotune-2


ai-suite-probe2

ai-suite-recorder


M5A99FX Pro R2.0 Firmware














Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3








990FXA-UD3 Software









990FXA-UD3 Firmware









Test Settings And Benchmarks


Test System Configuration
CPUAMD FX-8350 (Vishera): 4.0 GHz, 8 MB Shared L3 Cache, Socket AM3+
CPU CoolerSunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer w/Zalman ZM-STG1 Paste
RAMG.Skill F3-17600CL9D-8GBXLD (8 GB) at DDR3-1600 C9 Defaults
G.Skill F3-2666C11Q-16GTXD (16 GB) at XMP-2666 C11 Timings
GraphicsAMD Radeon HD 7970 3 GB: 925 MHz GPU, GDDR5-5500
Hard DriveSamsung 470 Series MZ5PA256HMDR, 256 GB SSD
SoundIntegrated HD Audio
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Networking
PowerSeasonic X760 SS-760KM: ATX12V v2.3, EPS12V, 80 PLUS Gold
Software
OSMicrosoft Windows 8 Professional RTM x64
GraphicsAMD Catalyst 13.1









3D Gaming Benchmarks
Battlefield 3Campaign Mode, "Going Hunting" 90-Second Fraps
Test Set 1: Medium Quality Defaults (No AA, 4x AF)
Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Defaults (4x AA, 16x AF)
DiRT 3V1.01, Run with -benchmark example_benchmark.xml
Test Set 1: High Quality Preset, No AA
Test Set 2: Ultra Quality Preset, 8x AA
The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimUpdate 1.5.26, Celedon Aethirborn Level 6, 25 Seconds Fraps
Test Set 1: DX11, High Details No AA, 8x AF, FXAA enabled
Test Set 2: DX11, Ultra Details, 8x AA, 16x AF, FXAA enabled
Far Cry 3V. 1.04, DirectX 11, 50-Second Fraps "Amanaki Outpost"
Test Set 1: High Quality, No AA, Standard ATC., SSAO
Test Set 2: Ultra Quality, 4x MSAA, Enhanced ATC, HDAO
Adobe Creative Suite
Adobe After Effects CS6Version 11.0.0.378 x64: Create Video which includes 3 Streams, 210 Frames, Render Multiple Frames Simultaneosly
Adobe Photoshop CS6Version 13 x64: Filter 15.7 MB TIF Image: Radial Blur, Shape Blur, Median, Polar Coordinates
Adobe Premeire Pro CS6Version 6.0.0.0, 6.61 GB MXF Project to H.264 to H.264 Blu-ray, Output 1920x1080, Maximum Quality
Audio/Video Encoding
iTunesVersion 10.4.1.10 x64: Audio CD (Terminator II SE), 53 minutes, default AAC format 
LAME MP3Version 3.98.3: Audio CD "Terminator II SE", 53 min, convert WAV to MP3 audio format, Command: -b 160 --nores (160 Kb/s)
HandBrake CLIVersion: 0.98: Video from Canon Eos 7D (1920x1080, 25 FPS) 1 Minutes 22 Seconds
Audio: PCM-S16, 48,000 Hz, Two-Channel, to Video: AVC1 Audio: AAC (High Profile)
TotalCode Studio 2.5Version: 2.5.0.10677: MPEG-2 to H.264, MainConcept H.264/AVC Codec, 28 sec HDTV 1920x1080 (MPEG-2), Audio: MPEG-2 (44.1 kHz, Two-Channel, 16-Bit, 224 Kb/s), Codec: H.264 Pro, Mode: PAL 50i (25 FPS), Profile: H.264 BD HDMV
Productivity
ABBYY FineReaderVersion 10.0.102.95: Read PDF save to Doc, Source: Political Economy (J. Broadhurst 1842) 111 Pages
Adobe Acrobat XVersion 10.0.0.396: Print PDF from 115 Page PowerPoint, 128-bit RC4 Encryption
Autodesk 3ds Max 2012Version 14.0 x64: Space Flyby Mentalray, 248 Frames, 1440x1080
BlenderVersion: 2.64a, Cycles Engine, Syntax blender -b thg.blend -f 1, 1920x1080, 8x Anti-Aliasing, Render THG.blend frame 1
Visual Studio 2010Version 10.0, Compile Google Chrome, Scripted
File Compression
WinZipVersion 17.0 Pro: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to ZIP, command line switches "-a -ez -p -r"
WinRARVersion 4.2: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to RAR, command line switches "winrar a -r -m3"
7-ZipVersion 9.28: THG-Workload (1.3 GB) to .7z, command line switches "a -t7z -r -m0=LZMA2 -mx=5"
Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings
3DMark 11Version: 1.0.1.0, Benchmark Only
PCMark 7Version: 1.0.4 x64, System, Productivity, Hard Disk Drive benchmarks
SiSoftware Sandra 2011Version Version 2013.01.19.11, CPU Test = CPU Arithmetic / Cryptography, Memory Test = Bandwidth Benchmark

Synthetic Benchmarks












Battlefield 3 And Far Cry 3








F1 2012 And Skyrim








Audio And Video Encoding









Content Creation











Productivity And File Compression









Overclocking







Power, Heat, And Efficiency