Overclocking

Overclocking with the Biostar TA990FXE was very easy indeed, with the board matching the best maximum clocks we've ever been able to reach with our particular CPU sample. Our maximum memory clocks were quite good as well, with our G.Skill sticks making a near perfect match with our Phenom II X6 1100T, reaching 2040 MHz without a problem.

As you can see in the picture above, the G.Skill sticks match very well with the board's color scheme. So if you pick up this board, be sure to consider these sticks for your shopping list too.

Overclocked Performance Summary

Cinebench provided a substantial performance increase when over clocked, something that resounds true through the entire series of Phenom II-based products.


Likewise, SuperPi 32m results proved the same as Cinebench, with substantial performance increases that are noticed on previous AMD platforms.


WPrime 1024M numbers further the results, showing that there is true power available when overclocking the Biostar TA990FXE.


For a bit of 3D action we fired up CodeMaster's F1 2010 to be impressed with the performance boost offered compared to the other products. This does highlight the weakness of the Phenom II platform, but at the same time, noticing a near 25% performance boost was much more than we expected.