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SATA
For SATA 6Gb/s testing we use a Kingston HyperX 3K (SandForce SF-2281) SSD.
SATA 6Gbps performance from Gigabyte's motherboard is solid. Intel Z170-based solutions tend to be a little faster, but the margin is small.
M.2
For M.2 testing we use a Plextor M6e 256GB PCIe SSD.
M.2 performance when using a PCIe 2.0 x2 Plextor M6e SSD is without bottlenecks. The bottlenecks will, however, be clear when a fast M.2 SSD, such as Samsung's 2.5GBps-capable 950 Pro, is used.
USB 3.0
We tested USB 3.0 performance using the Kingston HyperX 3K SSD connected to a SATA 6Gb/s to USB 3.0 adapter powered by an ASMedia ASM1053 controller. The test system uses Windows 7 with SP1 as the OS.
USB 3.0 performance from the VIA-fed ports is poor. This is due to the bandwidth from a single PCIe 2.0 x1 lane being shared between four USB 3.0 connections. Connecting further devices to the USB 3.0 ports will continue to reduce the speed.
Speed from the ASMedia ASM1142-fed USB 3.1 ports is not much better. With that said, both solutions should be capable of saturating the transfer rate potential of a USB 3.0 HDD, which is more likely to be used than an external SSD for users of this motherboard.
Audio
We use RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) to analyse the performance of the motherboard’s onboard audio solution. A sampling mode of 24-bit, 192 kHz was tested.
General performance from the AMP-UP audio solution on Gigabyte's 990FX-Gaming motherboard is rated as Very Good, according to RMAA. The noise level and dynamic range performances are particularly strong.
Power
We measured the power consumption with the system resting at the Windows 7 desktop, representing idle values.
The power consumption of our entire test system (at the wall) is measured while loading only the CPU using Prime95′s in-place large FFTs setting. The rest of the system’s components were operating in their idle states, hence the increased power consumption values (in comparison to the idle figures) are largely related to the load on the CPU and motherboard power delivery components.
We also record power draw at the wall while the final car chase section of GTA V’s benchmark is running. We pick this section due to it consistently tasking the CPU with the highest load of the entire benchmark.
High power consumption numbers are associated with the high TDPs of AMD's CPU and the accompanying hardware (including the chipset). While overclocking has proven to deliver clear gains in CPU-heavy workloads, that added performance does come at the expense of increased power draw.
The strong power delivery system on the Gigabyte 990FX-Gaming motherboard was able to feed the over-volted FX 8370 CPU. And with an overclocked load power draw of just under 280W, the sizeable heatsink that Gigabyte deploys across the VRM and Northbridge looks to be a smart move.
Considering you used the new Wraith cooler from AMD, I’m surprised you didn’t include temps on your overclocking page. Maybe AMD told you not to? Kudos for including minimum fps though.
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You can see temps over here: http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/luke-hill/150-gaming-cpu-amd-fx-8370-w-wraith-vs-intel-core-i5-6400/9/
The FX 8370 hit around 53C under OC load, but was loud in doing so.
It’s okay, Luke. There’s a reason he’s accusing – oops, I mean suggesting – that you’re shilling for AMD.
Notice he didn’t have a problem when you didn’t include temps on the reviews of the Asus Maximus VIII Impact ( http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/asus-maximus-viii-impact-z170-motherboard-review/10/ )
Or the MSI X99A SLI Plus ( http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/msi-x99a-sli-plus-motherboard-review/10/ )
Or the ASRock Z170 Extreme4 (http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/asrock-z170-extreme4-motherboard-review/9/ )
Or the MSI Z170A Gaming M7 ( http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/msi-z170a-gaming-m7-motherboard-review/10/ )
But hey, at least you included them on the Asus Sabertooth Z170 Mark 1, right? Oh, no, wait, that was just motherboard temps. ( http://www.kitguru.net/components/motherboard/luke-hill/asus-sabertooth-z170-mark-1-motherboard-review/12/ )
But no. Clearly AMD told you not to include temps on this review.
Gigabyte did a great job with the motherboard but how many PCB layers does it come with. In the audio picture there seems to be 2 squares where I normally see the PCB layer count. The USB performance is partly hampered by the OS used in the review. I believe the results would have been very different with windows 8.1 due to native uasp. Good motherboard for all of those looking to upgrade existing AM3+ builds.
I own a MSI 970A SLI KRAIT EDITION, is working well, but i don`t think that is a good idea build AM3+ Motherboard this days, we will have Zen before 2017, i will update
I have this MB and AMD FX-9590 and I have no complain about cpu-related stability: at stock speed and all power features like C6, c&c, ecc it is really stable: Prime95 stress tests were really good and temperature never went in overheated zone, while other MBs did.
The really bad, bad, bad issues are BIOS related: system is unable to use some manual settings. The same problem related to multiplier explained in this review occurred in DRAM settings: XMP profile work perhaps, but manual settings are as goods as comments: system doesn’t use manual DRAM voltage settings, I’m not even sure manual timigs are taken into consideration.
Actually I’m using failsafe ram configuration because of that.
Any other experience related?
Haha!
Yeah I have been having difficulty trying to overclock RAM. I can run at 1866 but trying for 2133 like in review. Going to try adjusting voltages and try 2 dimms instead of 4. I am using the same CPU as you. My Asus CHVF-Z was much better for RAM oc, but couldn’t fit 2 triple slot cards without blocking the motherboardcase connectors. It was also missing the nice reinforced Pcie slots and the M2 slot that comes with the G1. I’m very happy with it overall. Handles the 220W beast no problem.
Gigabyte sent me a beta firmware to help ram issues.
Fact is, it works, BUT…
Yeah, to run at 2133 you need to use 2 banks only. This is bad.
And… I am able to run at 1600 x 4 banks, it is good, but when I set bios at 1866 it still runs at 1600.
N.B.: related to temperatures, I put a 140 fan running at minimum, perpendicular to VRM heatsink, having air flowing thru heatsink: result is 10°C less in gaming.
Is was worth the try.
I changed the voltage and took out 2 sticks. Running stable at 2133. I ran 4 sticks with 2 different brands at 1866 no problem, on original bios. Don’t use the xmp profile. Make a custom one.
just picked this MB up for $120 from Newegg +$10 rebate so $113 after rebate and shipping. I hope it gives my comp life until Zen comes out and is settled in..
How did you get the fx 9590 to run on it; my system is a new build and says the cpu is incompatible with the mb?
It worked from beginning.
Or BIOS has to be re-flashed, or CPU is not well mounted.
Thanks Graziano, i’ll give them a try.
I’m looking at doing a water cool loop with this mother board and would love to include the vrm and nb as they get ridiculously hot I find. Is it hard to remove the heatsinks covering those and would you know of any water blocks that would fit? having a near impossible time locating any. Spectacular review as usual!