ASUS Maximus VI Gene Review

Category : Z87

Published by Marc Büchel on 12.07.13

With the Maximus VI Gene, ASUS shows their next generation mATX gaming and overclocking motherboard, which is based on Intels latest Z87 chipset. Like it's predecessor this board wants to convince with a balance feature mix that pleases overclockers as well as gamers. Meanwhile ASUS equips this compact Maximus VI Gene with no less than eight SATA connectors and gamer will enjoy the beefed up audio solution.


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The Maximus VI Gene is ASUS' mATX overclocking and gaming motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset. On the 25 page here, we're going to show you what this board can do and what it can't.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Specs and Delivery

Chipset	Intel Z87
Memory	Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Multi-GPU	Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology
Slots	2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1
Sound	ROG SupremeFX Audio 8-Channel High Definition Audio SupremeFX Shielding Technology ELNA Premium Audio Capacitors Front DAC playback Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted, Differential output): 115dB ADC recording Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-weighted): 104dB Content Protection for Full Rate lossless DVD Audio, Blu-ray DVD, and HD-DVD audio content playback Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel Sonic Radar DTS Connect
Storage	Intel Z87 chipset 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Intel Rapid Storage Torechnology 12 support Supports Intel Dynamic Storage Accelerator, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology 1 x M.2 (NGFF) Socket 2 on mPCIe Combo II expansion card (supports PCI Express 2.0 x1 and SATA 6Gbps) ASMedia ASM1061 controller 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
Network	Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
Internal Connectors	1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports 2 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 4 USB 2.0 port 1 x ROG Extension (ROG_EXT) header 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan connector 1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan connector 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan connectors 1 x S/PDIF out header 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector 1 x LN2 Mode jumper 1 x power-on button 1 x Reset button 1 x MemOK! button 1 x Directkey button 1 x DRCT (DirectKey) header 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP) 1 x System panel connector 1 x TPM connector 1 x mPCIe Combo II connector
Extrenal Connectors	1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port 6 x USB 3.0 (blue) 4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jacks 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch
Forfactor	ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
BIOS	Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS)

• User's manual
• Support DVD
• I/O Shield
• 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
• 1 x SLI bridge
• 1 x Q-connector (2 in 1)
• 1 x ROG Connect cable
• 1 x ROG Door Hanger
• 1 x mPCIe Combo II card with dual-band WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac + Bluetooth v4.0/3.0+HS module

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Features

Extreme Engine Digi+ III	Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan.
ASUS Fan Xpert 2	ASUS Fan Xpert 2 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature, ASUS Fan Xpert 2 automatically detects and tweaks all fan speeds and in the end reduces unwanted noise.
EPU	EPU automatically detects the current system load and moderates power usage. It offers a system-wide energy optimization and is able to reduce fan noise.
mPCIE Combo II	The mPCIe Combo II Slot can be equipped with several different expansion cards. In this case it doens't matter if you use a WiFi/Bluetooth module or even a new M.2(NGFF) SSD.
ROG RAM Disk	RAMDisk reserves part of system memory and turns it into actual storage space, so you can place favorite app and game cache files in it to enjoy high-speed RAM performance while accessing them.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Layout

At a first glance the ASUS Maximus VI Gene looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the ROG-colors - red, black and white - suite nicely and together with the black PCB it becomes a beautiful product. The layout itself is well thought and there is for example plenty of space around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. The fact that there are SATA connectors which have been angled by 90 degrees allows an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.

The ASUS Maximus VI Gene comes with a digital 8+2 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "BlackWing Chokes". Furthermore those chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase. Furthermore there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life expectancy of 10'000 hours.

Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VI Gene. Officially supported are DDR3 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2600 / 2500 / 2400 / 2200 / 2133 / 2000 / 1866 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.

On the Maximus VI Gene the southbridge is being cooled by a passiv cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a heatpipe. Like they do with every new Maximus motherboards series, ASUS changed the looks of the heatsinks slightly.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Connectors and I/O

Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Gene with eight angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six out of eight SATA III ports are natively wired to the Z87 PCH. The two additional SATA 6Gbps ports are wired to an ASMedia ASM1061 chip. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons on this board and there is also a debug display. Additionally you will also find voltage read-out points on this board. ASUS equipped this board with their SupremeFX audio solution. In this case the manufacturer electrically isolates the audio chip from the rest of the board and they put ELNA capacitors aside of the audio chip.

Totally you'll find five header on the Maximus VI Gene which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped mATX system with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as spread over the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all five cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows.

Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Gene with six USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Furtheremore you'll find also a clear CMOS button and a ROG Connect switch.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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BIOS

ASUS was the first motherboard manufacturer that introduced the new UEFI BIOS back in the days and since that day not much has changed. There have been some minor changes here and there but didn't touch the basic layout or Design. Since it's great anyway since day one, why should they. The interface is easy to understand and also childrens play to use. Special about the BIOS of ASUS ROG boards is the fact that there are quite a few additional settings to squeeze the last bit of performance out of the board and to also make the board work better under extreme cold.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Test setup

Hardware
Motherboard	ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional ASRock Z87M Extreme4 ASRock Z87M OC Formula ASUS Gryphon Z87 ASUS Maximus VI Extreme ASUS Maximus VI Gene ASUS Maximus VI Hero ASUS Sabertooth Z87 ASUS Z87-A ASUS Z87-Deluxe ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual ASUS Z87-Expert ASUS Z87-Plus ASUS Z87I-Pro Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H Gigabyte Z87X-OC Intel DZ87KLT-75K MSI Z87 MPower Max
Processor	Intel Core i7-4770K, 3.5 GHz
Memory	8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ares DDR3-2133 @ 1'066 MHz CL10-11-10-27-Auto
Graphic card	ASUS GeForce GTX 680
Driver	ForceWare 320.18
Hard disk	Intel 335 Series SSD 120 GB
Power supply	Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520W

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Preview / Gallery

Product Picture	Link to Gallery
	ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
	ASRock Z87M Extreme4
	ASRock Z87M OC Formula
	ASUS Gryphon Z87
	ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
	ASUS Maximus VI Gene
	ASUS Maximus VI Hero
	ASUS Sabertooth Z87
	ASUS Z87-A
	ASUS Z87-Deluxe
	ASUS Deluxe Dual
	ASUS Z87-Expert
	ASUS Z87-Plus
	ASUS Z87I-Pro
	Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
	Gigabyte Z87X-OC
	Intel DZ87KLT-75K
	MSI Z87 MPower Max

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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3D Mark

Ice Storm

3D Mark Ice Storm Score	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	153'524	107.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	152'141	106.07 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	151'761	105.81 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	151'740	105.80 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		151'732	105.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		150'951	105.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	150'751	105.11 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	148'647	103.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	147'814	103.06 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	147'546	102.87 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	147'490	102.83 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	147'120	102.57 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	146'682	102.27 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	146'081	101.85 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	146'066	101.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	146'005	101.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	145'788	101.65 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	143'428	100.00 %
		more is better

Ice Storm Physics

3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	53'077	106.19 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		52'920	105.87 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	52'001	104.03 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	51'963	103.96 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	51'870	103.77 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	51'770	103.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		51'324	102.68 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	50'117	100.26 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	49'985	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	49'819	99.67 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	49'615	99.26 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	49'582	99.19 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	49'477	98.98 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	49'393	98.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	49'313	98.66 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	48'881	97.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	48'802	97.63 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	48'800	97.63 %
		more is better

Fire Strike

3D Mark Fire Strike Score	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	6'338	100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	6'338	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	6'327	99.83 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	6'327	99.83 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	6'326	99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		6'325	99.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	6'322	99.75 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	6'320	99.72 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	6'319	99.70 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	6'318	99.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		6'318	99.68 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	6'317	99.67 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	6'315	99.64 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	6'315	99.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	6'314	99.62 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	6'312	99.59 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	6'307	99.51 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	6'304	99.46 %
		more is better

Fire Strike Physics

3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	10'152	100.85 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	10'146	100.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	10'145	100.78 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	10'144	100.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	10'140	100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	10'135	100.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	10'122	100.56 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		10'120	100.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		10'119	100.53 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	10'117	100.51 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	10'112	100.46 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	10'109	100.43 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	10'107	100.41 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	10'103	100.37 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	10'097	100.31 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	10'092	100.26 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	10'066	100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	10'053	99.87 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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3D Mark 11

3D Mark 11 Total	Review Rating		Percent
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	9'700	101.38 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	9'696	101.34 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	9'694	101.32 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	9'691	101.29 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	9'691	101.29 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		9'691	101.29 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	9'690	101.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	9'689	101.26 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	9'684	101.21 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	9'683	101.20 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	9'677	101.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	9'676	101.13 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	9'674	101.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		9'670	101.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	9'668	101.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	9'664	101.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	9'651	100.86 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	9'568	100.00 %
		more is better

CPU

3D Mark 11 Physics	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	10'130	108.88 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	10'120	108.77 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	10'118	108.75 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	10'113	108.70 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	10'109	108.65 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	10'106	108.62 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	10'106	108.62 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	10'095	108.50 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	10'068	108.21 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	10'058	108.10 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		10'036	107.87 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	10'019	107.68 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	10'013	107.62 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	10'007	107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	9'983	107.30 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	9'916	106.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		9'882	106.21 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	9'304	100.00 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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3D Mark Vantage

3D Mark Vantage Total	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	33'057	102.49 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	33'006	102.33 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	32'925	102.08 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	32'916	102.05 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	32'880	101.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	32'877	101.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	32'872	101.91 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	32'869	101.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	32'860	101.88 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		32'847	101.84 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	32'830	101.78 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	32'818	101.75 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	32'799	101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	32'788	101.65 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	32'741	101.51 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	32'740	101.50 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		32'696	101.37 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	32'255	100.00 %
		more is better

3D Mark Vantage CPU	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	26'874	103.32 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	26'870	103.30 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	26'777	102.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	26'764	102.89 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	26'757	102.87 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	26'752	102.85 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	26'701	102.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		26'672	102.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	26'640	102.42 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	26'620	102.34 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	26'592	102.23 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	26'563	102.12 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	26'536	102.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		26'525	101.98 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	26'510	101.92 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	26'436	101.63 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	26'333	101.24 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	26'011	100.00 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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PC Mark 07

Total

PC Mark 07 Total	Review Rating		Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	6'175	102.02 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	6'162	101.80 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	6'155	101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	6'153	101.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	6'152	101.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	6'150	101.60 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	6'149	101.59 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	6'145	101.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	6'142	101.47 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		6'133	101.32 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	6'129	101.26 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	6'129	101.26 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		6'125	101.19 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	6'124	101.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	6'098	100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	6'077	100.40 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	6'055	100.03 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	6'053	100.00 %
		more is better

Video playback and transcoding / Video playback	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	23.98	100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	23.98	100.08 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	23.98	100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		23.98	100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		23.97	100.04 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	23.97	100.04 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	23.96	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	23.96	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	23.96	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	23.96	100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	23.96	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	23.95	99.96 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	23.95	99.96 %
		more is better

Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9	Review Rating	fps	Percent
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	113.78	103.92 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	113.69	103.84 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	113.57	103.73 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	113.49	103.65 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	113.48	103.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	113.30	103.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	113.23	103.42 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		113.05	103.25 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	112.99	103.20 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	112.84	103.06 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	112.80	103.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		112.38	102.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	112.34	102.60 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	111.48	101.82 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	109.49	100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	108.57	99.16 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	107.88	98.53 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	107.79	98.45 %
		more is better

Image manipulation / Image manipulation	Review Rating	Mpx/s	Percent
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	25.22	104.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	25.16	104.57 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	25.15	104.53 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	25.14	104.49 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	25.12	104.41 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	25.10	104.32 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	25.05	104.11 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	25.04	104.07 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	25.03	104.03 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	25.02	103.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	25.02	103.99 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	25.00	103.91 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	25.00	103.91 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	24.98	103.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		24.97	103.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		24.90	103.49 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	24.86	103.33 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	24.06	100.00 %
		more is better

Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing	Review Rating	Pages/s	Percent
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	25.89	110.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	25.66	109.05 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	25.55	108.58 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	25.41	107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	25.40	107.95 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	25.38	107.86 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	25.33	107.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	25.31	107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	25.26	107.35 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	25.25	107.31 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	25.14	106.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		25.13	106.80 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		25.07	106.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	25.02	106.33 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	24.70	104.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	24.19	102.80 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	23.53	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	21.15	89.89 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Arithmetic Benchmark

SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone	Review Rating	GIPS	Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		118.39	100.14 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	118.22	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		118.20	99.98 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	118.14	99.93 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	118.14	99.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	118.13	99.92 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	118.13	99.92 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	118.07	99.87 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	118.00	99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	117.90	99.73 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	117.85	99.69 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	117.73	99.59 %
		more is better

SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone	Review Rating	GFLOPS	Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		90.82	101.33 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	90.70	101.19 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	90.48	100.95 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	90.47	100.94 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	90.39	100.86 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	90.30	100.75 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		90.29	100.74 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	90.20	100.64 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	90.10	100.52 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	90.00	100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	90.00	100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	90.00	100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	90.00	100.41 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	90.00	100.41 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	89.91	100.31 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	89.63	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	89.62	99.99 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	89.32	99.65 %
		more is better

Multimedia

SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer	Review Rating	MPixels/sec	Percent
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	382.26	100.11 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	382.17	100.08 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	382'00	100.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	382.00	100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	382.00	100.04 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	382.00	100.04 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	381.85	100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	381.85	100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	381.69	99.96 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	381.69	99.96 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		381.46	99.90 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		381.38	99.88 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	381.32	99.86 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	381.08	99.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	381.00	99.78 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	381.00	99.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	380.89	99.75 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	380.51	99.65 %
		more is better

SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point	Review Rating	MPixels/sec	Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		376.35	100.44 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	376.10	100.37 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	375.68	100.26 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	375.68	100.26 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	375.23	100.14 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	375.16	100.12 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	375.00	100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		374.92	100.06 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	374.81	100.03 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	374.70	100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	374.58	99.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	374.49	99.94 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	374.16	99.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	374.01	99.82 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	374.00	99.81 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	373.83	99.77 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	369.00	99.48 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	367.77	98.15 %
		more is better

Crytography

SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256	Review Rating	GB/sec	Percent
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	8.92	102.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	8.90	102.06 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	8.89	101.95 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	8.89	101.95 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	8.88	101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	8.88	101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	8.86	101.61 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	8.85	101.49 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	8.84	101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	8.74	100.23 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	8.72	100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	8.71	99.89 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	8.68	99.54 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		8.67	99.43 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	7.26	83.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		7.26	83.26 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	7.15	82.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	7.13	81.77 %
		more is better

SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256	Review Rating	GB/sec	Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		1.13	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	1.13	100.00 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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SiSoft Sandra 2

Memory bandwidth

SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer	Review Rating	GB/sec	Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	28.00	103.24 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	28.00	103.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	27.90	102.88 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	27.88	102.80 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	27.85	102.69 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	27.84	102.65 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	27.83	102.62 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	27.83	102.62 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	27.76	102.36 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	27.42	101.11 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		27.35	100.85 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	27.31	100.70 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	27.12	100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	26.84	98.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	23.00	84.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		22.90	84.44 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	22.40	82.60 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	22.37	82.49 %
		more is better

SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point	Review Rating	GB/sec	Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	28.12	102.59 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	28.09	102.48 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	28.00	102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	27.90	101.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		27.46	100.18 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	27.41	100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	27.40	99.96 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	27.36	99.82 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	26.69	97.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	23.00	83.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		23.00	83.91 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	22.46	81.94 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	22.32	81.43 %
		more is better

Memory latency

SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency	Review Rating	ns	Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	21.2	119.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		21.3	119.25 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	21.3	119.25 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	21.4	118.69 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	25.4	100.00 %
		less is better	more is better

Memory and cache access

SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access	Review Rating	GB/sec	Percent
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	169.24	106.46 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	169.00	106.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	168.74	106.15 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	168.71	106.13 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	168.62	106.07 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	168.36	105.91 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	168.34	105.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	168.33	105.89 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	168.15	105.77 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	168.08	105.73 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		168.07	105.72 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	167.95	105.65 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	167.00	105.05 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	158.97	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	154.40	97.13 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		153.87	96.79 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	153.64	96.65 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	152.51	95.64 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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UC Bench

UC Bench	Review Rating	PW/sec	Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	889.5	100.21 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	889.1	100.17 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	889.0	100.16 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	889.0	100.16 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	888.9	100.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		888.8	100.14 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	888.7	100.12 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	888.7	100.12 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	888.3	100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	887.6	100.00 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Super Pi 1M - 32M

Super Pi 1M

Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M	Review Rating	sec	Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	10.187	101.69 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	10.187	101.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	10.202	101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		10.202	101.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	10.202	101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	10.203	101.53 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	10.203	101.53 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	10.203	101.53 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	10.218	101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	10.218	101.38 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	10.233	101.23 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	10.234	101.22 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	10.234	101.22 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	10.249	101.07 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	10.249	101.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	10.265	100.92 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		10.265	100.92 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	10.359	100.00 %
		less is better	more is better

Super Pi 32M

Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M	Review Rating	sec	Percent
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	527.700	103.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	527.764	103.13 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	528.139	103.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	528.373	103.01 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	528.513	102.98 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	528.607	102.96 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	528.654	102.95 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	528.685	102.95 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	528.857	102.91 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	529.090	102.87 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	529.387	102.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	529.403	102.81 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	529.418	102.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		529.808	102.73 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	529.871	102.72 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	530.338	102.63 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		532.148	102.28 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	544.270	100.00 %
		less is better	more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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wPrime 1024M Multicore

wPrime - 1024M Multi Core	Review Rating	sec	Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	206.577	100.12 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		206.591	100.12 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	206.622	100.11 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	206.655	100.09 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	206.668	100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	206.669	100.08 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	206.682	100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	206.700	100.07 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	206.732	100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		206.732	100.05 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	206.744	100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	206.762	100.04 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	206.775	100.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	206.807	100.02 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	206.809	100.02 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	206.827	100.01 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	206.841	100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	206.919	99.96 %
		less is better	more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Cinebench R11.5

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core	Review Rating	pts	Percent
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	7.80	102.36 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	7.79	102.33 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	7.79	102.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		7.79	102.23 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	7.77	101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	7.77	101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	7.77	101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	7.77	101.97 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	7.77	101.97 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		7.77	101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	7.76	101.84 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	7.76	101.84 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	7.75	101.71 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	7.75	101.71 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	7.74	101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	7.74	101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	7.70	101.05 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	7.62	100.00 %
		less is better	more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Bioshock: Infinite

Low resolution, low details

Bioshock: Infinite (low resolution, low details)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	381.27	111.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	379.88	110.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	379.68	100.58 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	374.96	109.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		372.85	108.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	371.01	108.06 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	370.03	107.77 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	368.42	107.30 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	366.76	106.82 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	365.75	106.53 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	364.53	106.13 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	364.46	106.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	356.76	103.91 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	343.34	100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	339.67	98.93 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	337.56	98.32 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		336.77	98.09 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	326.77	95.17 %
		more is better

High resolution, high details

Bioshock: Infinite (high resolution, high details)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	75.11	101.42 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	75.02	101.30 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	74.91	101.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	74.89	101.12 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	74.86	101.08 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	74.85	101.07 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	74.83	101.04 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	74.80	101.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	74.78	100.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	74.77	100.96 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		74.76	100.95 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	74.74	100.92 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	74.72	100.89 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	74.48	100.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	74.29	100.31 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	74.18	100.16 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	74.06	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		74.04	99.97 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Metro Last Light

Low resolution, low details

Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		149.88	108.83 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	149.41	108.49 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	149.18	108.32 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	148.77	108.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	147.32	106.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	148.74	108.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	148.48	107.81 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	147.74	107.28 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		147.32	106.97 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	147.02	106.75 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	146.78	106.58 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	146.47	106.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	145.76	105.84 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	145.15	105.40 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	144.81	105.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	144.40	104.85 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	143.99	104.55 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	137.72	100.00 %
		more is better

High resolution, high details

Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	31.37	101.46 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	31.08	100.52 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	31.07	100.49 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	31.02	100.32 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		31.00	100.26 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	30.98	100.19 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	30.96	100.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	30.92	100.13 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	30.92	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	30.89	99.90 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	30.86	99.81 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	30.80	99.61 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	30.80	99.61 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	30.79	99.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	30.78	99.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	30.78	99.55 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	30.76	99.48 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		30.71	99.32 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Sleeping Dogs

Low resolution, low details

Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	226.2	110.89 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	218.2	106.96 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	215.0	105.39 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	209.3	102.60 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	209.2	102.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	208.4	102.16 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	208.4	102.16 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		207.6	101.76 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		207.4	101.67 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	204.0	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	198.8	97.45 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	196.6	96.37 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	192.7	94.46 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	191.7	93.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	190.3	93.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	190.2	93.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	177.3	86.91 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	176.8	86.67 %
		more is better

High resolution, high details

Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution)	Review Rating	fps	Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		45.4	101.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	45.2	101.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	45.2	101.35 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	45.1	101.12 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	45.0	100.90 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	45.0	100.90 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	45.0	100.90 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	44.8	100.45 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	44.7	100.22 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	44.6	100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		44.5	99.78 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	43.6	97.76 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	43.5	97.53 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	43.4	97.31 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	43.4	97.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	43.2	92.31 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	43.1	96.64 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	42.9	96.19 %
		more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Power Consumption

Idle

Idle	Review Rating	Watt	Percent
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	56	107.14 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	56	107.14 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	57	105.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	58	103.45 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	59	101.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	59	101.69 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	59	101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	59	101.69 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		59	101.69 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	60	100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	60	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	61	98.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		61	98.36 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	61	98.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	64	93.75 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	65	92.31 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	65	92.31 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	69	86.96 %
		less is better	more is better

Load

Load	Review Rating	Watt	Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	102	103.92 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	104	101.92 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	105	100.95 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	105	100.95 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	105	100.95 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		105	100.95 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	105	100.95 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	106	100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	106	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	108	98.15 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	108	98.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		111	95.50 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	112	94.64 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	112	94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	114	92.98 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	116	91.38 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	117	90.60 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	119	89.08 %
		less is better	more is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Performance Rating

3D and Gaming Benchmarks	Review Rating	Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	103.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene	No Review	102.80 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	102.79 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	102.39 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		102.36 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	102.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	102.23 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	102.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	102.19 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	101.92 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	101.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	101.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	101.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	101.68 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	101.55 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	101.29 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	100.00 %
		more is better

2D Benchmarks	Review Rating	Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	102.93 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	102.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	102.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	102.75 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	102.75 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	102.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	102.43 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	102.38 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	102.38 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	102.35 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		102.28 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	102.19 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	101.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene	No Review	100.06 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	99.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	99.27 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	98.91 %
		more is better

Performance per Watt	Review Rating	Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87	No Review	96.80 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4	No Review	96.81 %
ASUS Z87-A	No Review	98.73 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	No Review	100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus	No Review	100.75 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		100.99 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero	No Review	101.40 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87	No Review	102.10 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro	No Review	102.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H	No Review	102.37 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional	No Review	102.40 %
ASUS Z87-Expert	No Review	104.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene	No Review	104.64 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula	No Review	106.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme	No Review	107.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe	No Review	111.72 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual	No Review	111.72 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max	No Review	112.15 %
		less is better

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Price comparison

Model	Geizhals.eu	Toppreise
ASRock Z87M OC Formula		n/A
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional		n/A
ASRock Z87M Extreme4		n/A
ASUS Gryphon Z87		n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme		n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Gene		n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Hero		n/A
ASUS Sabertooth Z87		n/A
ASUS Z87-A		n/A
ASUS Z87-Deluxe		n/A
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual		n/A
ASUS Z87-Expert		n/A
ASUS Z87-Plus		n/A
ASUS Z87I-Pro		n/A
Gigabyte Z87X-OC		n/A
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H		n/A
Intel DZ87KLT-75K	n/A	n/A
MSI Z87 MPower Max		n/A

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Conclusion

Overall		+	-
At a first glance the Maximus VI Gene definitely leaves a very good impression. The mix of overclocking features and a high quality audio hardware makes this a state-of-the-art motherboard for mATX-gaming. And next to a very nice looking design you find useful features like for example GameFirst. This software allows you to configure your network device the way gaming traffic gets prioritized (keyword traffic shaping). And then there is the "Do Not Disturb" door hanger. we really like this addition. It really is these small thing that make manufacturers win gamers hearts!		- Design - Layout - mATX
Layout		+	-
Basically the ASUS Maximus VI Gene's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Especially overclockers will enjoy the voltage read-out points. Regarding the PCI-Express x16 slots there we have nothing to complain about. A closer look at the area around the CPU socket shows, that there is plenty of space to install big aircoolers without running into any issues. What we also liked is where the power and reset buttons are. Especially when you overclock memory using liquid nitrogen, then it makes sense to not have them next to the DIMM slots, since they will free quite quickly. Another great addition is the mPCIe-Slot, which in this case is compatible with M.2 (NGFF) SSDs. Unfortunately this slot has only been wired to one PCI Express 2.0 x1 lane, which means, that maximum transfer speeds won't surpass 500 Megabyte per second.		- Angled SATA connectors - mPCIe Slot - M.2 (NGFF) Support - Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display - Space around the CPU socket
Performance		+	-
Let's first have closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board comes in on an excellent 2nd spot. Concerning the average of all 2D performance, this board came in 5th to bottom, which is a bit disappointing. Furthermore, when we dig deeper into the individual results, we see that this board is either somewhere in the top rankings or somewhere in the bottom third. Nevertheless we hope that future BIOS updates will level performance a bit. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we see that this board is a little bit below average.		- SuperPi 1M - wPrime - Sleeping Dogs	- 3DMark 11 - Metro Last Light
Overclocking / BIOS		+	-
As you might have expected from ASUS you get an excellent BIOS which offers not only a boatload of tuning and tweaking options but is also very easy to use. The ROG themed BIOS always comes with a bit more of a technical touch but it is still very well structured and it won't take long until one understands what's where.		- Clear arrangement - Sheer amount of options
Recommendation		+	-
Should you be looking for an ASUS ROG mATX motherboard, which comes at a very decent price point, then there is no way around the Maximus VI Gene. It's an overall very good board and it offers everything you need to squeeze even the last bit of performance out of your system and even for gamers it offers a decent features mix.		- Enthusiast build - Overclocking - Gaming
Rating
We give the ASUS Maximus VI Gene very good 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Page 1 - Introduction	Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery	Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features	Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout	Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O	Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS	Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup	Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery	Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark	Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11	Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage	Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7	Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1

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Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch