ASRock Z87M Extreme4 Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 29.10.13
With their Z87M Extreme4 ASRock have an mATX motherboard in their portfolio, which comes with a very reasonable price tag and other than that there is even a decent feature mix. On paper this sounds like quite a bargain then, but what will the results look like when we run the board through our benchmarking parcours?


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With the Z87M Extreme4 ASRock has an mATX motherobard in its portfolio, which comes with a very reasonable price tag. If there is a decent feature mix as well as good performance, then this could be a highly compelling offer.

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

Chipset Intel Z87
Memory Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 2800+(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Multi-GPU
  • Supports NVIDIA Quad-SLI Technology
  • Supports AMD Quad-CrossFireX Technology
Slots
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Sound Realtek ALC1150
  • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection
  • Premium Blu-ray audio support
  • Supports Purity Sound
  • 115dB SNR DAC with differential amplifier
  • TI NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier
  • Direct Drive Technology
  • EMI shielding cover
  • PCB isolate shielding
  • Supports DTS Connect
 
Storage Intel Z87 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s)
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Intel Rapid Storage Torechnology 12 support
  • Supports Intel Dynamic Storage Accelerator, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology
Network
  • Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x IR header
  • 1 x COM Port header
  • 1 x Power LED header
  • 1 x Chassis Intrusion header
  • 1 x TPM header
  • 2 x CPU Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
  • 2 x Chassis Fan connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
  • 1 x Power Fan connector (3-pin)
  • 1 x 24 pin ATX power connector
  • 1 x 8 pin 12V power connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector
  • 2 x USB 2.0 headers (support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
  • 1 x USB 3.0 header (supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 1 x DVI-D Port
  • 1 x HDMI Port
  • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  • 1 x eSATA Connector
  • 4 x USB 2.0 Ports
  • 4 x USB 3.0 Ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
  • HD Audio Jack: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Forfactor mATX (24.4cm x 24.4cm)
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

8 Phase Power Design

 Since quite some time ASRock has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. With this board they are proud about their quite complex solution which consists of Dual-Stack MOSFET's (DSM), different filter caps, as well as high quality alloy chokes.

 

XFast RAM

 If you activate XFast RAM, then the software is handling unused memory as a RAM disk. This in the end increases the overall system performance and to a certain extent it reduces the workload on SSD's.
 

ASRock Fan-Tastic

 Fan-Tastic is part of F-Stream. This feature allows users to set up to five different fan speeds per fan header. This can be done setting target points on a graph. Everytime a certain temperature is hit, the fan speed changes accordingly.


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

Already at a first glance the ASRock Extreme4 looks very good with its harmonic design. The combination of black, grey and gold suite nicely. The layout itself is well thought and there is for example plenty of space around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. The fact that there are SATA connectors which have been angled by 90 degrees allows an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.



ASRock equipped the Extreme4 with an 8+2 phase power design regarding CPU and memory. Therefore the memory gets two Phases and the CPU can rely on six phases. Furthermore ASRock implemented a digital power design which should emit less electromagnetic radiation than its analogue counterpart.



In total you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Z87M Extreme4. Officially supported are DDR3 2800+(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is enough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you won't encounter compatibility problems with big coolers. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.



On the Z87M Extreme4 the southbridge is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the VRM area, shows that there are two additional heatsinks. In order to hit a very attractive price point ASRock didn't put a heatpipe inbetween these two cooling blocks.

  


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

In total ASRock equipped the Z87M Extreme4 with six angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and they are natively wired to the Z87 PCH. Unfortunately there are no practical onboard power- and reset-buttons on this board and there is also no debug display. A closer look at the onboard audio chip reveals, that ASRock equipped the Z87M Extreme4 with an ALC1150, which is sufficient to play a game from time to time or listen to music on an desktop system.


Totally you'll find five fan headers on the Z87M Extreme4 which is enough, to provide a well equipped mATX system with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as well as spread over the motherboard. ASRock decided to use two 4-pin PWM headers. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speeds in the BIOS or in Windows.

  


Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASRock equipped the Z87M Extreme4 with four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector, a DVI out, a VGA out as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Other than that, there is a PS/2 port.



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

Compared to other manufacturer, ASRock's interpretation of an UEFI BIOS is not that sophisticated yet. At this point we're only talking about the design of the BIOS. When it comes to functionality, the BIOS team did a great job. There really is everything you need and even a bit more, also for extreme overclocking. Regarding the looks we would for example love to see a clean and calm background. Other than that it would be nice to see, kind of a block arrangement, where the different fields get recognized intuitively as separate units.

   

   

   

   

   

   



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  
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3D Mark

Ice Storm

3D Mark Ice Storm Score
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 153'524 107.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 152'141 106.07 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 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 146'682 102.27 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 146'081 101.85 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 146'066 101.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 146'005 101.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 53'077 106.19 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
52'920 105.87 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 52'001 104.03 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 51'963 103.96 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 50'729 101.49 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 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 48'802 97.63 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 48'800 97.63 %
more is better


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 6'326 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 6'325 99.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 6'315 99.64 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 6'315 99.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 6'314 99.62 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 6'309 99.54 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 6'307 99.51 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 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 10'148 100.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10'146 100.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 10'145 100.78 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 10'144 100.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 10'109 100.43 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'107 100.41 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 10'103 100.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'103 100.37 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 10'097 100.31 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 10'092 100.26 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 10'089 100.23 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 10'066 100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 10'053 99.87 %
more is better



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

3D Mark 11 Total
Review Rating
 Percent
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 9'700 101.38 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 9'696 101.34 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 9'694 101.32 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 9'691 101.29 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 9'691 101.29 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
9'691 101.29 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 9'690 101.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 9'689 101.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
9'683 101.20 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 9'683 101.20 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 9'678 101.15 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 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 9'668 101.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 10'091 108.46 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 10'068 108.21 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 10'058 108.10 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10'036 107.87 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'019 107.68 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'018 107.67 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 10'013 107.62 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 10'007 107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 9'983 107.30 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 9'916 106.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 32'880 101.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 32'877 101.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 32'872 101.91 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 32'869 101.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 32'860 101.88 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 32'847 101.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
32'831 101.79 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 32'830 101.78 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 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 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 26'783 102.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 26'777 102.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 26'764 102.89 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 26'757 102.87 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 26'752 102.85 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 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 26'536 102.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
26'525 101.98 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 26'510 101.92 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 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 6'142 101.47 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 6'135 101.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 6'133 101.32 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 6'124 101.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 6'098 100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 6'077 100.40 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 23.98 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 23.98 100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 23.96 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 23.96 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 113.62 103.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 113.30 103.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 113.23 103.42 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 112.84 103.06 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 108.57 99.16 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 25.05 104.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 25.05 104.11 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 25.04 104.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.03 104.03 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 25.03 104.03 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 25.02 103.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 25.02 103.99 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 25.42 108.03 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 25.41 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 25.40 107.95 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 25.31 107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 25.02 106.33 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 24.70 104.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 118.31 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 118.22 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
118.20 99.98 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 118.15 99.94 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 118.14 99.93 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 118.14 99.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 118.13 99.92 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 118.13 99.92 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 118.07 99.87 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 118.00 99.81 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 90.70 101.19 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 90.48 100.95 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 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 90.08 100.50 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 382.20 100.28 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 382.17 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 382'00 100.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 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 381.08 99.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 381.00 99.78 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 381.00 99.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 376.10 100.37 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 375.21 100.14 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 375.16 100.12 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 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 369.00 99.48 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 367.77 98.15 %
more is better


Crytography

SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256
Review Rating
 GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 8.93 102.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 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 8.65 99.20 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 7.26 83.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 7.26 83.26 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 7.15 82.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 7.13 81.77 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256
Review Rating
 GB/sec Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 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 27.83 102.62 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 26.83 98.93 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 84.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 22.90 84.44 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 22.40 82.60 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 28.19 102.85 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 28.12 102.59 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 28.09 102.48 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 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 26.72 97.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 26.69 97.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 83.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 23.00 83.91 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 22.46 81.94 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 169.28 106.49 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 168.34 105.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 154.40 97.13 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 153.87 96.79 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 153.64 96.65 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 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 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 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 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 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 10.202 101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 10.218 101.38 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 10.233 101.23 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 10.234 101.22 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 10.234 101.22 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 527.499 103.18 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 527.700 103.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 527.764 103.13 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 528.139 103.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 528.373 103.01 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 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 529.387 102.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 529.403 102.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 529.418 102.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 529.449 102.80 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
529.777 102.74 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 529.808 102.73 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 206.655 100.09 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 206.668 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 206.669 100.08 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 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 206.744 100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 206.762 100.04 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 206.827 100.01 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 7.78 102.10 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 7.77 101.97 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 7.74 101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 381.27 111.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 379.88 110.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 379.68 110.58 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 375.71 109.43 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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 365.75 106.53 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 364.53 106.13 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 364.46 106.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
360.68 105.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 356.76 103.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 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 74.91 101.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 74.89 101.12 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 74.86 101.08 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 74.85 101.07 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 74.78 100.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 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 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 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 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 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 146.78 106.58 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 146.47 106.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 145.76 105.84 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 145.15 105.40 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 144.81 105.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 144.40 104.85 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 143.99 104.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 31.08 100.52 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 31.07 100.49 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 31.02 100.32 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
31.00 100.26 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 30.99 100.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
30.98 100.19 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 30.98 100.19 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 30.96 100.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 30.86 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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 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 218.2 106.96 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 215.0 105.39 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 209.3 102.60 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 192.7 94.46 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 191.7 93.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 190.3 93.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 190.2 93.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 183.4 89.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 177.3 86.91 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 176.8 86.67 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 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 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 43.8 98.21 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 43.6 97.76 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 43.5 97.53 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 43.5 97.53 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 56 107.14 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 56 107.14 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 57 105.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 58 103.45 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 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 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 63 95.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 64 93.75 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 65 92.31 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 102 103.92 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 104 101.92 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 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 112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 112 94.64 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 114 92.98 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 116 91.38 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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  
[pagebreak]

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 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 102.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 102.19 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 101.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
101.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
 101.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 101.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 101.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 101.68 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 101.55 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 101.46 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 101.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 100.87 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 100.00 %
more is better


2D Benchmarks
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 102.95 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
 102.93 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
102.90 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 102.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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 102.43 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
 102.38 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87 102.38 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 102.35 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
102.28 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 99.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 99.27 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 98.91 %
more is better


Performance per Watt
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87 96.80 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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 102.40 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 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 107.34 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 107.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 111.72 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 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  
[pagebreak]

Price comparison

Model

Geizhals.eu
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
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-OC
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
n/A
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]

Conclusion

Overall   + -
At a first glance the Z87M Extreme4 definitely leaves a very good impression. At an attractive price, a little bit north of 100 Euro you get a convincing feature mix as well as decent components. Additionally this board turned out to be surprisingly efficient regarding power consumption. In this case one could even build efficient office PC's based on the Z87M Extreme4.   - Layout
- mATX		  
       
Layout   + -
Basically the ASRock Z87M Extreme4's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors. Unfortunately there are no power- or reset-buttons and there also isn't a debug LED. Regarding the PCI-Express x16 slots there we have nothing to complain about. A closer look at the area around the CPU socket shows, that there is plenty of space to install big aircoolers without running into any issues.   - Angled SATA connectors - Space around the CPU socket - No Power/Reset-Button onboard - No debug display  
       
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 in the center span of our comparison tables. Concerning the average of all 2D performance results it again ranks in the center span. Furthermore, when we dig deeper into the individual results, we see that there were a few glitches. On another note we were actually surprised about the power consumption of this board. We didn't expect it to be this energy efficient. In case of idle testing the Z87M Extreme4 achieves an excellent first place and in case of load testing it's been able to score a third place, which means that the Z87M is one of the most efficient boards we've had for testing so far. This result is also the reason why recommend this board for environments, where computing has to be as energy efficient as possible.   - 3DMark Ice Storm
- SiSoft Sandra Artithmetic
- SiSoft Sandra Multimedia Floating Point
- Cinebench R11.5		 - 3DMark Fire Strike
- SiSoft Sandra Cryptography AES256
- SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth
- SiSoft Sandra Memory and Cache access
       
Overclocking / BIOS   + -
As we meanwhile expect from ASRock you get a BIOS which offers more than plenty of features. It's possible to manipulate virtually everything you can possibly think of. Apart from that we didn't like the design of the BIOS. We would really love to see ASRock rework it completely and give it much more decent looks.   - Amount of options - Design
       
Recommendation   + -
Should you be looking for a solid mATX motherboard, which features an attractive price point, then the Z87M Extreme4 is a good choice.   - Enthusiast build
- Gaming
- Office/Desktop		  
       
Rating
We give the ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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