ASUS Maximus VI Formula Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 31.07.13
With the Maximus VI Formula, ASUS actually surprised us. We really didn't expect to see an "Armor", like you get it with the Sabertooth boards, coming with an ROG board. The final product therefore has some very characteristic looks. Furthermore you get an armada of features, which should make this board appealing to overclockers, modder, enthusiasts as well obviously as gamers.


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The Maximus VI Formula is ASUS' fully fledged gaming motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset, which also comes with quite a bunch of overclocking features. 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 LGA1150
Memory
  • Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 3100(O.C.) / 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
Slots
  • 3 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8 or x8/x4/x4)
  • 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1
  • 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Sound ROG SupremeFX Formula 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  • Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming
  • SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  • Cirrus Logic CS4398 DAC: 120 dB SNR, -107 dB THD+N (Max. 192 kHz/ 24 -bit)
  • TI 6120A2 high fidelity headphone amplifier
  • WIMA film capacitors
  • ELNA premium audio capacitors
  • High-fidelity audio OP AMP
  • Differential circuit design
Storage Intel Z87 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports, red
    • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
    • Intel Rapid Storage Technology 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)
    • Supports PCI Express 2.0 and SATA 6 Gbps standards
    • Supports M.2 (NGFF) Type 2242/22670/2280/22110 SSD card (up to 110mm in length)
ASMedia ASM1061
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports red
Network
  • Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
  • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
  • Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
  • Bluetooth V4.0
  • Bluetooth V3.0+HS
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 ports
  • 1 x TPM connector
  • 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector
  • 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector
  • 3 x Chassis Fan connectors
  • 3 x Optional 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 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
  • 1 x System panel
  • 1 x DirectKey Button
  • 1 x DRCT header
  • 1 x MemOK! button
  • 10 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
  • 3 x Thermal sensor connectors
  • 1 x Power-on button
  • 1 x Reset button
  • 1 x FastBoot switch
  • 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header
  • 1 x mPCIe Combo II connector
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
  • 6 x USB 3.0 (blue)
  • 4 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 6 x Audio jack
  • 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)


   

   

Accessories



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.
 

CrossChill

 This features describes the possibility to cool the VRM design of the Maximus VI Formula with water as well as with air. For this purpose, ASUS machined a channel into the VRM cooler and on both ends of this channel there is a G1/4'' thread to attach for example compression fittings.
     

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.
   

SupremeFX Formula

 ASUS equips the Formula with one Ti N5532 Opamp as well as two Ti LM4562 Opamps, which have been separate from the rest of the motherboard, which helps reducing interference, such as power noise. In the end you get clearer sound with improved resolution. Additionally ASUS puts WIMA film caps on the latest Formula motherboard. These caps offer excellent frequency response
   

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 / Design

At a first glance the ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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. Apparently the "ROG Armor" is quite an eye catcher. On the one side of the board you find a nicely crafted plastic cover, which helps keeping dust away from the PCB and also makes the board look very nice. On the backside of the Maximus VI there is a plate made from SECC steel, which give the board great stiffness. Overall, when you take this board in your hands, it feels excellently built.

 



The ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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". These chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase, whereas the predecessors that were used on the Maximus V Formula were good for 30A of current per phase. Furthermore there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life expectancy of 10'000 hours. In other words, the Maximus VI Formula received the same power design, which can also be found on the bigger ASUS ROG Maximus VI Extreme motherboard.

 
 

Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VI Formula. Officially supported are DDR3 3100 / 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 Formula the PCH is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRMs are, shows that there is one big heatsink, which can either be used as a passive cooler or, thanks to the two G1/4'' threads, it can be integrated into a watercooling loop. The design as well as the build quality is on an excellent level, which is typical for ASUS' Maximus VI series motherobards. Additionally, the steelplate on the backside of the motherboard also acts as a heatsink.

 



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 Formula with ten straight SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six of them have been natively wired to the Z87 PCH, whereas the other four come from two ASMedia ASM1061 chip. Additionally there is an mPCIe combo port in the top left corner of the board. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons on this board and there is also a debug display. These buttons as well as the display can be found in the top right corner of the PCB. Another feature, that overclockers will like, is located above the DIMM slots. At this point your going to find voltage readout points.

 


Totally you'll find eight fan header on the Maximus VI Formula which is more than enough, to provide a fully fledged system with fresh air. The fan header are located around the CPU socket, next to the DIMM slots and the bottom edge of the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all eight cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows. ASUS equipped this board with their SupremeFX audio solution. In this case the manufacturer isolated all the sound related components from the rest of the PCB. In this case you get high-quality ELNA capacitors as well as opamp's, which together should offer clearer and richer audio.

 

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





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  
[pagebreak]

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  
[pagebreak]

Test setup

Hardware
Motherboard
  • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
  • ASRock Z87 OC Formula
  • ASRock Z87M Extreme4
  • ASRock Z87M OC Formula
  • ASUS Gryphon Z87
  • ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
  • ASUS Maximus VI Formula
  • ASUS Maximus VI Gene
  • ASUS Maximus VI Hero
  • ASUS Maximus VI Impact
  • 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  
[pagebreak]

Preview / Gallery

Product Picture Link to Gallery
   

ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
   

ASRock Z87 OC Formula
   

ASRock Z87M Extreme4
   

ASRock Z87M OC Formula
   

ASUS Gryphon Z87
   

ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
   

ASUS Maximus VI Formula
   

ASUS Maximus VI Gene
   

ASUS Maximus VI Hero
   

ASUS Maximus VI Impact
   

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  
[pagebreak]

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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 149'601 104.30 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
149'207 104.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 148'647 103.64 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 148'605 103.61 %
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 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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 50'729 101.49 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 50'586 101.20 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
50'537 101.10 %
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 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 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 Maximus VI Impact
6'317 99.67 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 6'309 99.54 %
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 Formula
No Review
 10'148 100.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Maximus VI Impact
10'103 100.37 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 10'097 100.31 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
 10'092 100.26 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 10'089 100.23 %
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  
[pagebreak]

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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
 9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
9'683 101.20 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 9'683 101.20 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 9'678 101.15 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 9'677 101.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 10'095 108.50 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 10'091 108.46 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'018 107.67 %
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 Formula
No Review
 9'885 106.24 %
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  
[pagebreak]

3D Mark Vantage

3D Mark Vantage Total
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
32'831 101.79 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 32'830 101.78 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 32'825 101.77 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 32'657 101.25 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 26'783 102.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 26'719 102.72 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 26'701 102.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 26'672 102.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
26'670 102.53 %
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  
[pagebreak]

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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 6'156 101.70 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 6'155 101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Formula
No Review
 6'135 101.35 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
6'128 101.24 %
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 Maximus VI Impact
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 Formula
No Review
 23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 23.95 99.96 %
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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 113.62 103.77 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 113.11 103.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
113.11 103.31 %
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 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 25.14 104.49 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 25.12 104.41 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 25.05 104.11 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 25.04 104.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.03 104.03 %
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 25.55 108.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 25.42 108.03 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 25.41 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 25.40 107.95 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 25.38 107.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.38 107.86 %
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  
[pagebreak]

Arithmetic Benchmark

SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone
Review Rating
 GIPS Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 118.39 100.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 118.31 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 118.22 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
118.20 99.98 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 118.15 99.94 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Maximus VI Impact
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 Maximus VI Impact
90.36 100.81 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 90.08 100.50 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
No Review
 90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
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 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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 382.20 100.28 %
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 382.00 100.04 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 382.00 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
381.92 100.02 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 381.91 100.02 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 375.21 100.14 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
374.77 100.02 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 374.70 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 374.64 99.98 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
 374.58 99.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 8.93 102.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 8.92 102.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 8.90 102.06 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 8.65 99.20 %
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 Z87 OC Formula
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 Formula
No Review
 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
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  
[pagebreak]

SiSoft Sandra 2

Memory bandwidth

SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer
Review Rating
 GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
28.03 103.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 28.01 103.28 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
 28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 26.83 98.93 %
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 Maximus VI Impact
28.21 102.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 28.19 102.85 %
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 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 Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 26.72 97.48 %
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 Z87 OC Formula
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 Formula
No Review
 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 169.28 106.49 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
 169.24 106.46 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 169.00 106.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
168.90 106.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 167.86 105.59 %
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  
[pagebreak]

UC Bench

UC Bench
Review Rating
 PW/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 889.7 100.24 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 889.5 100.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
889.4 100.20 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 889.1 100.17 %
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 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  
[pagebreak]

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 Maximus VI Impact
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 10.218 101.38 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 10.218 101.38 %
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 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
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 527.499 103.18 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 527.700 103.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Formula
No Review
 529.449 102.80 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
529.777 102.74 %
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  
[pagebreak]

wPrime 1024M Multicore

wPrime - 1024M Multi Core
Review Rating
 sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 206.545 100.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
206.576 100.13 %
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 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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 206.827 100.01 %
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 %
more 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  
[pagebreak]

Cinebench R11.5

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core
Review Rating
 pts Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
7.80 102.36 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 7.78 102.10 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 7.77 101.97 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
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 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  
[pagebreak]

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
 379.68 110.58 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 375.71 109.43 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
 374.96 109.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 372.85 108.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
360.68 105.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
 356.76 103.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 354.00 103.10 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 74.84 101.05 %
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 Impact
74.46 100.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 74.43 100.50 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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  
[pagebreak]

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-A
No Review
 147.74 108.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
148.73 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 148.48 107.81 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 148.47 107.81 %
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 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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 142.28 103.31 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 30.99 100.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
30.98 100.19 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 30.81 99.64 %
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 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  
[pagebreak]

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 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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
205.8 100.88 %
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 Formula
No Review
 183.4 89.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
No Review
 177.3 86.91 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 176.8 86.67 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 174.8 85.69 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 43.8 98.21 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 43.6 97.76 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 43.5 97.53 %
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 43.2 92.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
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  
[pagebreak]

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 58 103.45 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 59 101.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 59 101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
59 101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 59 101.69 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 61 98.36 %
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 Formula
No Review
 63 95.24 %
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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 106 100.00 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 106 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 106 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 108 98.15 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 108 98.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
109 97.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 111 95.50 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
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 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 Maximus VI Impact
101.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 101.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
No Review
 101.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 101.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 101.68 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 101.55 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 101.46 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 101.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 100.87 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 100.00 %
more is better


2D Benchmarks
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 102.95 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 102.93 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
102.90 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
 102.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 102.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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 Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 102.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 102.19 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 101.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 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 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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
 102.70 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
102.90 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 104.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 104.64 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 106.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
 107.34 %
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

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Toppreise
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional

n/A
ASRock Z87 OC Formula

n/A
ASRock Z87M OC Formula

n/A
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
n/A
ASUS Gryphon Z87
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Formula

n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Gene
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Impact

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 Formula definitely leaves an excellent impression. The mix of overclocking features and high quality audio hardware makes this a state-of-the-art motherboard for ATX-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). Furthremore you get ASUS' RAM Disk Software and lots of other goodies, which make this board even more appealing. From a design perspective the "ROG Armor" looks excellent. Together with the possibility to watercool the VRMs this board is perfect for modding.   - Design
- Layout
- ROG Armor		  
       
Layout   + -

Basically the ASUS Maximus VI Formula'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. The placement of the PCI-Express x16 slots is very well chosen too. There is a total of three full sized PCI Express slots and inbetween the first two there is a space of two slots. Should you want to build an SLI/CrossFire rig, then the card will be able to suck in fresh air perfectly, since there is plenty of space inbetween. Apart from that it's also not problem to install a large CPU cooler, since there is plenty of space to even install todays largest air coolers. Another feature gamers will like is the onboard audio solution. Subjectively compared to the Maximus V Formula, the sound with this board is clearer and more accurate in a linear manner.

   - Angled SATA connectors - 5 x Full-Size PCI Express x16
- Power/Reset-Button onboard
- Debug display
- Space around the CPU socket		  
       
Performance   + -
Let's first have a closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board ranks second to last in our comparison tables. Concerning the average 2D performance, this board scores the excellent 1st place. Furthermore, when we dig deeper into the individual results, we see that this board offers consistently excellent 2D performance but unfortunately consistently bad 3D results. We really hope that ASUS will find a way to tweak 3D performance by making some changes in the BIOS. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we see that we have an ATX motherboard with a lot of features lying in front of us, which ususally means, that power consumption is going to end up above average. Therefore we didn't see any surprises and this board can be found in the bottom third of our comparison tables.   - 3DMark Fire Strike Physics
- SiSoft Sandra Arithmetic
- SiSoft Sandra Multimedia Integer
- SiSoft Sandra Cryptography
- SiSoft Memory Bandwidth
- SiSoft Memory and Cache Access
- UC Bench
- wPrime		 - 3DMark Fire Strike
- 3DMark 11 CPU
- 3DMark Vantage
- Metro Last Light
- Sleeping Dogs
       
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   + -
If you're looking for a high-end ATX gaming motherboard, then there is no way around the ASUS Maximus VI Formula. This board features everything that makes the heart of an overclocker or a gamer beat faster and also modders as well as enthusiasts will love this exclusive piece of hardware. The only drawback: it's quite expensive.   - Enthusiast build
- Overclocking
- Gaming
- Modding		  
       
Rating
We give the ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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  


Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch