| Manufacturer | ASRock |
| Name | 990FX Professional |
| Type / Chipset | Socket AM3+ CPU / AMD 990FX Chipset (AMD SB950 Southbridge) |
| Dimensions | +++ 22 mm (45 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 30 mm (50 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX mainboard is 305 x 244 mm. |
| Slots | ++++ 2x pci, 5x PCIe 2.0: 3×16/2×1, 4x DDR3-800 – DDR3-1866 / DDR3-2100 OC max 32GB RAM |
| Connectors |
++++ 2x PS/2, 1x IR (optional), 6x SATA3, 2x eSATA3, 1x serial (optional), 2x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Broadcom BCM57781), 6x USB 3.0 (4x of them internal, 3.5″ USB 3.0 frontpanel/backpanel for 2 of them is included), 10x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 2x IEEE1394 (1x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC892 onboard 7.1 sound with 6x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x coaxial S/PDIF out, 1x int. HDMI S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Side out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 6x fan connectors (2x 4-pin and 4x 3-pin). |
| Vcore | ++++ BIOS between 0.6000 Volt and 1.7500 Volt in steps of 0.0125 Volt (Vcore depends on CPU) |
| Multiplier | ++++ BIOS between 8x and 13x (max. multiplier depends on CPU) and 1x – 10x HT / 5x – 10x NB |
| Host Frequency | ++++ BIOS between 150 and 500 MHz (PCIe 75 – 250 MHz) |
| VIO/VDD | ++++ VMem (DDR3 voltage) 1.250 – 2.065 Volt, NB 1.110 – 1.655 V, CPU NB 0.6000 – 1.7500 V, HT 1.110 – 1.390 Volt, CPUVDDA 2.56 – 2.70 Volt and PCIE 1.81 – 1.92 Volt. |
| Performance* | ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.
SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 26,28 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2010c Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 54,53 MPixel/s 3DMark11 Entry Benchmark ratings with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark11 Entry Test in Windows 7: E4368 (GPU: 6127 / Physics: 2625 / Combined Score: 2599) 3DMark Vantage Entry Test Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E19394 (GPU: 47946 / CPU: 6960) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB AMD Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E17461 (GPU: 35562 / CPU: 6910) 3DMark06 Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 14311 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB AMD Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 13421 3DMarks 3DMark03 Benchmark values with AMD Phenom II 710 processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB AMD Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 64121 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB AMD Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 51680 3DMarks |
| Manual and Labeling |
+++ Complete and well placed motherboard description and good manual. This mainboard comes with a detailed manual in different languages. ASRock followed our often mentioned suggestion about the missing BIOS section in the manual and now offers a seperated Software Setup Guide with UEFI BIOS Setup section. Additionally an ASRock XFast USB quick reference guide was included. |