ASUS Z87I-Pro Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 14.08.13
With the Z87I-Pro, ASUS has another, very interesting mini-ITX motherboard in its portfolio. This board is based on almost the same PCB as the Maximus VI Impact, but there are more SATA ports, whereas the worlds largest motherboard manufacturer has been saving on the additional sound module. Apart from that it's almost a must for ASUS to equip this high-end offer with an armada of features.


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The Z87I-Pro is ASUS' new classic series mini-ITX motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset.

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, 2 x DIMM, Max. 16 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
Slots
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16
Sound Realtek ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  • Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Optical S/PDIF out port at back panel
  • DTS Ultra PC II
  • DTS Connect
Storage Intel Z87 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
    • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
    • Intel Rapid Storage Technology 12 support
    • Supports Intel Dynamic Storage Accelerator, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology
Network
  • Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x USB 3.0 connector support additional 2 USB 3.0 ports (19-pin)
  • 1 x USB 2.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector (4 -pin)
  • 3 x Chassis Fan connectors (4 -pin)
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
  • 1 x System panel
  • 1 x MemOK! button
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x DVI-I
  • 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
  • 3 x Audio jacks
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button
  • 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi GO! module (Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n and Bluetooth v4.0/3.0+HS)
Forfactor
  • mini-ITX (17cm x 17cm)
BIOS
  • Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS)


   

   



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

Digital Power Design

ASUS implements digital power designs since quite some time. Using the the right software, in this case ASUS AI Suite 3 it is not only possible to adjust voltages whilst being in Windows one can now also control impedances. Furthermore a digital power design causes less electromagnetic emission therefore there will be less interference with other onboard components, which could cause instability under certain circumstances.
 

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.
 

Wi-Fi GO!

ASUS equips this board with a WiFi adaptor. In this case it's a modern dual-band adaptor which supports WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.


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

With the release of Intels Z87 chipset ASUS' design team chose to bring quite some change to the design of the classic series motherboards. ASUS was brave enough to ditch their black/blue color scheme. Nowadays their cash-cow-series feature a black/gold/yellow color scheme. It is our personal opinion, that black/gold/yellow might not attract an audience as wide as black/blue was able. Black/Gold/Yellow is a very aggressive combination and we firmly believe that black/blue is a much better choice. We sincerely hope that ASUS will soon release their classic series motherboards with black/blue color scheme next to the black/gold/yellow line-up, since those were some of the most beautiful motherboards, that were ever avialable. We also believe that the black/gold/yellow was a poor descision and it will affect the sales numbers of ASUS' classic series motherboards and ASUS might even lose marketshare, since they wont be able to catch all the customers with the Sabertooth and ROG boards. 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. On a mini-ITX motherboard it is crucial that the CPU socket is in the center of the motherboard, otherwise installing big aircoolers becomes an issue. There are plenty of other mini-ITX motherboards out there, which have the CPU socket closer to the PCI-Express x16 slot. This brings the consequence, that the cooler is going to collide with the VGA.

 

The ASUS Z87I-Pro features a fully digital 12+2 phase power design. The CPU gets twelve phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. Compared to the predecessor - P8Z77I-Deluxe - ASUS equips this board with an eight step VCCIN load-line calibration, which are three steps more than you got with the high-end Z77 motherboard. Apart from that there are Japanese solid state capacitors, which can cope with up to 30A per phase. Since, this mini-ITX motherboard offers very limited space, ASUS has put the VRM on a daughter PCB, which has been soldered to the motherboard.

 

Totally you'll find two DIMM-slots on the Z87I-Pro. 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 Z87I-Pro the PCH is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows that there are two additional heatsinks - one is on the front-side and the other is located on the back-side. The design as well as the build quality is on an excellent level, which is typical for ASUS' Z87 series motherobards.

 


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 Z87I-Pro with six straight SATA ports, which are located above the back end of the PCI-Express x16 slot as well as next to the bottom part of the DIMM slots. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and they are natively wired to the Z87 PCH. On this board you won't find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons and there is also no debug display. At least there is BIOS reset button at the I/O panel and you'll also find a MemOK! button, which can help you, whenever you experience incompatibilities with memory. A closer look at the audio solution shows, that there is an ALC1150 chips from Realtek, which hasn't been shielded from other parts of the motherboard.

 

Totally you'll find four fan header on the Z87I-Pro which is enough, to provide a well equipped mini-ITX system with fresh air. The fan headers are located on the left side of the CPU socket. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all four 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 Z87I-Pro 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 reset button and a USB BIOS flash back switch. Furhtermore there are two connectors to attach the antenna, which is included in the delivery.




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. Furthermore the BIOS of ASUS' Z87 boards features a lot of additional settings to squeeze even the last bit of performance out of the board. Apart from that you get the intro splash screen, which is a nice additon for less experienced useres. It let's you change some very basic settings in an as easy as possible way.

   


   


   


   


   



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 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 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 %
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Fire Strike

3D Mark Fire Strike Score
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro 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 10'053 99.87 %
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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 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 %
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional

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ASRock Z87 OC Formula

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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 Z87I-Pro definitely leaves a good impression. You get convincing feature mix and it won't take long until you realize that ASUS created a product, which should feature a reasonable price tag. Apart from the excellent power design there are no other overclocking features onboard, which is one reason why ASUS has been able to reduce cost. Instead you get for example six SATA connectors, which makes this board perfectly suitable for small file servers or powerful HTPC's. Next to that it is obviously also possible build a quick mini-ITX gaming rig based on this board. We won't talk too much about the new color scheme. In our opinion it is a pity that ASUS ditched black/blue for black/gold.   - Design
- Layout
- mini-ITX
 
       
Layout   + -

Basically the ASUS Z87I-Pro's Layout has been well thought. In order to make more space on this tiny PCB, ASUS deployed a daughter PCB's, where you can find the power design. Furhtermore the straight SATA 6Gbps ports have been placed at the only locations where it makes sense to have them, when you look at this point from the accessibility perspective. Another thing we like are the four 4-pin fan header on the left side of the CPU socket. Even removing graphics cards is easy, since there is a lever, which is well accessible when a VGA is mounted.

  - 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 comes in fourth in comparison tables. Concerning the average of all 2D performance, this board scores again fourth place. Furthermore, when we dig deeper into the individual results, we see that this board offers consitent performance. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we see that for a mini-ITX board it's quite high. Basically it needs as much power as an enery efficient ATX motherboard, but since there are a lot of features, these results are easy to understand.   - Sleeping Dogs Low
- Metro Last Light High
- wPrime 1024M
- SuperPi 32M
- SiSoft Sandra Memory Latency
- SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth
- 3DMark Vantaghe
- 3DMark Fire Strike
- Sleeping Dogs High
       
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. Especially with the entry screen ASUS is trying and also succeeding to add elements which make the BIOS much easier to use also for unexperienced users. For example the feature that the boot order can be changed by drag'n'drop is a neat addition.   - Clear arrangement - Sheer amount of options  
       
Recommendation   + -
If you're looking for a high-end mini-ITX motherboard, then there is no way around the ASUS Z87I-Pro. This board offers a flexible feature mix and it's even reasonbly priced.   - Enthusiast build
- File-Server
- Gaming
- HTPC
 
       
Rating
We give the ASUS Z87I-Pro 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