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Chipset | Intel Z87 |
Memory | Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, DDR3 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
Multi-GPU |
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Slots |
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Sound | Realtek ALC1150
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Storage | Intel Z87 chipset
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Network |
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Internal Connectors |
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Extrenal Connectors |
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Forfactor | mATX (24.4cm x 24.4cm) |
BIOS | Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS) |
At a first glance the ASUS Gryphon Z87 looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the TUF-colors - black, brown and grey - suite nicely and together with the black PCB it becomes a beautiful product. The layout itself is well thought and there is for example plenty of space around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. The fact that there are SATA connectors which have been angled by 90 degrees allows an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.
The ASUS Gryphon Z87 comes with a digital 8+2 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. A bit closer in detail: this board has been equipped with eight pairs of ON Semiconductor NTMFS4937N and NTMFS4955N Power MOSFETs as well as four International Rectifier IR3535MPBF drivers. Overall this power design is capable of withstanding a daily air overclock, but it's not as sophisticated as the one you find on ASUS' ROG motherboards. You can see, that this is one part of the board, where ASUS had to save money on components to reach an aggressive price tag.
Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Gryphon Z87. Officially supported are DDR3 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 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 Gryphon Z87 the southbridge is being cooled by a passiv cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a heatpipe. Like they do with every new TUF motherboard series, ASUS changed the looks of the heatsinks slightly.
In total ASUS equipped the Gryphon Z87 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. There are exactly three buttons on this board: a BIOS set back button, a direct key button as well as a mem OK button. A closer look at the onboard audio chip reveals, that ASUS equipped the Gryphon Z87 with an ALC892, which is enough to play a game from time to time or listen to music on an desktop system.
Totally you'll find seven fan header on the Gryphon Z87 which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped mATX system with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as spread over the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in six out of the seven cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows. There is only one 3-pin header.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Gryphon Z87 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 as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel.
Hardware |
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Motherboard |
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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 |
3D Mark Ice Storm Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
153'524 | 107.04 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
152'141 | 106.07 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
151'761 | 105.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
151'740 | 105.80 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 151'732 | 105.79 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 150'951 | 105.25 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
150'751 | 105.11 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
148'647 | 103.64 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
147'814 | 103.06 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
147'546 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
147'490 | 102.83 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
147'120 | 102.57 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
146'682 | 102.27 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
146'081 | 101.85 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
146'066 | 101.84 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
146'005 | 101.80 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
145'788 | 101.65 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
143'428 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
53'077 | 106.19 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 52'920 | 105.87 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
52'001 | 104.03 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
51'963 | 103.96 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
51'870 | 103.77 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
51'770 | 103.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 51'324 | 102.68 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
50'117 | 100.26 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
49'985 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
49'819 | 99.67 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
49'615 | 99.26 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
49'582 | 99.19 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
49'477 | 98.98 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
49'393 | 98.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
49'313 | 98.66 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
48'881 | 97.79 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
48'802 | 97.63 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
48'800 | 97.63 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
6'338 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'338 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
6'327 | 99.83 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
6'327 | 99.83 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'326 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 6'325 | 99.79 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
6'322 | 99.75 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
6'320 | 99.72 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'319 | 99.70 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
6'318 | 99.68 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 6'318 | 99.68 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
6'317 | 99.67 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
6'315 | 99.64 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
6'315 | 99.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
6'314 | 99.62 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'312 | 99.59 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
6'307 | 99.51 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
6'304 | 99.46 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'152 | 100.85 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
10'146 | 100.79 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10'145 | 100.78 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'144 | 100.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10'140 | 100.74 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10'135 | 100.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'122 | 100.56 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10'120 | 100.54 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 10'119 | 100.53 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10'117 | 100.51 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
10'112 | 100.46 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10'109 | 100.43 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10'107 | 100.41 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10'103 | 100.37 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10'097 | 100.31 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
10'092 | 100.26 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10'066 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10'053 | 99.87 % |
more is better |
3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
9'700 | 101.38 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
9'696 | 101.34 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
9'694 | 101.32 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
9'691 | 101.29 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
9'691 | 101.29 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 9'691 | 101.29 % | |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
9'690 | 101.28 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
9'689 | 101.26 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
9'684 | 101.21 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
9'683 | 101.20 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
9'677 | 101.14 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
9'676 | 101.13 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
9'674 | 101.11 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 9'670 | 101.07 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
9'668 | 101.05 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
9'664 | 101.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
9'651 | 100.86 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'568 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10'130 | 108.88 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'120 | 108.77 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10'118 | 108.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10'113 | 108.70 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10'109 | 108.65 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10'106 | 108.62 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10'106 | 108.62 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
10'095 | 108.50 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10'068 | 108.21 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'058 | 108.10 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10'036 | 107.87 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10'019 | 107.68 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10'013 | 107.62 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'007 | 107.56 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
9'983 | 107.30 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
9'916 | 106.58 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 9'882 | 106.21 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'304 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
33'057 | 102.49 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
33'006 | 102.33 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
32'925 | 102.08 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
32'916 | 102.05 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
32'880 | 101.94 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
32'877 | 101.93 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
32'872 | 101.91 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
32'869 | 101.90 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
32'860 | 101.88 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 32'847 | 101.84 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
32'830 | 101.78 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
32'818 | 101.75 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
32'799 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
32'788 | 101.65 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
32'741 | 101.51 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
32'740 | 101.50 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 32'696 | 101.37 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
32'255 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
26'874 | 103.32 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
26'870 | 103.30 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
26'777 | 102.94 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
26'764 | 102.89 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26'757 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
26'752 | 102.85 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
26'701 | 102.65 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 26'672 | 102.54 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
26'640 | 102.42 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
26'620 | 102.34 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
26'592 | 102.23 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
26'563 | 102.12 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
26'536 | 102.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 26'525 | 101.98 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
26'510 | 101.92 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
26'436 | 101.63 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
26'333 | 101.24 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
26'011 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
PC Mark 07 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
6'175 | 102.02 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'162 | 101.80 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
6'155 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
6'153 | 101.65 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
6'152 | 101.64 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
6'150 | 101.60 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
6'149 | 101.59 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'145 | 101.52 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
6'142 | 101.47 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 6'133 | 101.32 % | |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'129 | 101.26 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
6'129 | 101.26 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 6'125 | 101.19 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
6'124 | 101.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
6'098 | 100.74 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
6'077 | 100.40 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
6'055 | 100.03 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'053 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Video playback and transcoding / Video playback |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 23.98 | 100.08 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 23.97 | 100.04 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
23.95 | 99.96 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
23.95 | 99.96 % |
more is better |
Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
113.78 | 103.92 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
113.69 | 103.84 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
113.57 | 103.73 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
113.49 | 103.65 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
113.48 | 103.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
113.30 | 103.48 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
113.23 | 103.42 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 113.05 | 103.25 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
112.99 | 103.20 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
112.84 | 103.06 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
112.80 | 103.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 112.38 | 102.64 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
112.34 | 102.60 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
111.48 | 101.82 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
109.49 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
108.57 | 99.16 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
107.88 | 98.53 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
107.79 | 98.45 % |
more is better |
Image manipulation / Image manipulation |
Review Rating |
Mpx/s | Percent |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
25.22 | 104.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
25.16 | 104.57 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
25.15 | 104.53 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
25.14 | 104.49 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
25.12 | 104.41 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.10 | 104.32 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
25.05 | 104.11 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
25.04 | 104.07 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
25.03 | 104.03 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
25.02 | 103.99 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
25.02 | 103.99 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
25.00 | 103.91 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
25.00 | 103.91 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
24.98 | 103.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 24.97 | 103.78 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 24.90 | 103.49 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
24.86 | 103.33 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
24.06 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing |
Review Rating |
Pages/s | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
25.89 | 110.03 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
25.66 | 109.05 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
25.55 | 108.58 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
25.41 | 107.99 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
25.40 | 107.95 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
25.38 | 107.86 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
25.33 | 107.65 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
25.31 | 107.56 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
25.26 | 107.35 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
25.25 | 107.31 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.14 | 106.84 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 25.13 | 106.80 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 25.07 | 106.54 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
25.02 | 106.33 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
24.70 | 104.97 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
24.19 | 102.80 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.53 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.15 | 89.89 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 118.39 | 100.14 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
118.22 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 118.20 | 99.98 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
118.14 | 99.93 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
118.14 | 99.93 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
118.13 | 99.92 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
118.13 | 99.92 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
118.07 | 99.87 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
117.90 | 99.73 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
117.85 | 99.69 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
117.73 | 99.59 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 90.82 | 101.33 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
90.70 | 101.19 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
90.48 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
90.47 | 100.94 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
90.39 | 100.86 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
90.30 | 100.75 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 90.29 | 100.74 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
90.20 | 100.64 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
90.10 | 100.52 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
89.91 | 100.31 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
89.63 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
89.62 | 99.99 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
89.32 | 99.65 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
382.26 | 100.11 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
382.17 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
382'00 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
382.00 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
382.00 | 100.04 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
382.00 | 100.04 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
381.69 | 99.96 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
381.69 | 99.96 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 381.46 | 99.90 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 381.38 | 99.88 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
381.32 | 99.86 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
381.08 | 99.80 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
381.00 | 99.78 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
381.00 | 99.78 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
380.89 | 99.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
380.51 | 99.65 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 376.35 | 100.44 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
376.10 | 100.37 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
375.68 | 100.26 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
375.68 | 100.26 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
375.23 | 100.14 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
375.16 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
375.00 | 100.08 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 374.92 | 100.06 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
374.81 | 100.03 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
374.70 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
374.58 | 99.97 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
374.49 | 99.94 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
374.16 | 99.86 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
374.01 | 99.82 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
374.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
373.83 | 99.77 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
369.00 | 99.48 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
367.77 | 98.15 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
8.92 | 102.29 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
8.90 | 102.06 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
8.89 | 101.95 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
8.89 | 101.95 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
8.86 | 101.61 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
8.85 | 101.49 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
8.84 | 101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
8.74 | 100.23 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
8.72 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
8.71 | 99.89 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
8.68 | 99.54 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 8.67 | 99.43 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
7.26 | 83.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 7.26 | 83.26 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
7.15 | 82.00 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
7.13 | 81.77 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 103.24 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
28.00 | 103.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
27.90 | 102.88 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
27.88 | 102.80 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
27.85 | 102.69 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
27.84 | 102.65 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
27.83 | 102.62 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
27.83 | 102.62 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
27.76 | 102.36 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
27.42 | 101.11 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 27.35 | 100.85 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
27.31 | 100.70 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.12 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.84 | 98.97 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.00 | 84.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 22.90 | 84.44 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
22.40 | 82.60 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
22.37 | 82.49 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
28.12 | 102.59 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
28.09 | 102.48 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
27.90 | 101.79 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 27.46 | 100.18 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.41 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
27.40 | 99.96 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
27.36 | 99.82 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.69 | 97.37 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.00 | 83.91 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 23.00 | 83.91 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
22.46 | 81.94 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
22.32 | 81.43 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
21.2 | 119.81 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
21.4 | 118.69 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
25.4 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
169.24 | 106.46 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
169.00 | 106.31 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
168.74 | 106.15 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
168.71 | 106.13 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
168.62 | 106.07 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
168.36 | 105.91 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
168.34 | 105.89 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
168.33 | 105.89 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
168.15 | 105.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
168.08 | 105.73 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 168.07 | 105.72 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
167.95 | 105.65 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
167.00 | 105.05 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
158.97 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
154.40 | 97.13 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 153.87 | 96.79 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
153.64 | 96.65 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
152.51 | 95.64 % |
more is better |
UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
889.5 | 100.21 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 889.1 | 100.17 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
889.0 | 100.16 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
889.0 | 100.16 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
888.9 | 100.15 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 888.8 | 100.14 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
888.7 | 100.12 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
888.7 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
888.3 | 100.08 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
887.6 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10.187 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10.187 | 101.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10.202 | 101.54 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 10.202 | 101.54 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10.202 | 101.54 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
10.233 | 101.23 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10.234 | 101.22 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10.234 | 101.22 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10.249 | 101.07 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10.249 | 101.07 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
10.265 | 100.92 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10.265 | 100.92 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10.359 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
527.700 | 103.14 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
527.764 | 103.13 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
528.139 | 103.05 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
528.373 | 103.01 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
528.513 | 102.98 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
528.607 | 102.96 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
528.654 | 102.95 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
528.685 | 102.95 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
528.857 | 102.91 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
529.090 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
529.387 | 102.81 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
529.403 | 102.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
529.418 | 102.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 529.808 | 102.73 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
529.871 | 102.72 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
530.338 | 102.63 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 532.148 | 102.28 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
544.270 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
206.577 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 206.591 | 100.12 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
206.622 | 100.11 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
206.655 | 100.09 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
206.668 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
206.669 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
206.682 | 100.08 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
206.700 | 100.07 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
206.732 | 100.05 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 206.732 | 100.05 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
206.744 | 100.05 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
206.762 | 100.04 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
206.775 | 100.03 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
206.807 | 100.02 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
206.809 | 100.02 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
206.827 | 100.01 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
206.841 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
206.919 | 99.96 % |
less is better | more is better |
Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
7.80 | 102.36 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
7.79 | 102.33 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
7.79 | 102.23 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 7.79 | 102.23 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 7.77 | 101.97 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
7.76 | 101.84 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
7.76 | 101.84 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
7.74 | 101.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
7.74 | 101.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
7.70 | 101.05 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
7.62 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
Bioshock: Infinite (low resolution, low details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
381.27 | 111.05 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
379.88 | 110.64 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
379.68 | 100.58 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
374.96 | 109.21 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 372.85 | 108.59 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
371.01 | 108.06 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
370.03 | 107.77 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
368.42 | 107.30 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
366.76 | 106.82 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
365.75 | 106.53 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
364.53 | 106.13 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
364.46 | 106.15 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
356.76 | 103.91 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
343.34 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
339.67 | 98.93 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
337.56 | 98.32 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 336.77 | 98.09 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
326.77 | 95.17 % |
more is better |
Bioshock: Infinite (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
75.11 | 101.42 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
75.02 | 101.30 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
74.91 | 101.15 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
74.89 | 101.12 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
74.86 | 101.08 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
74.85 | 101.07 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
74.83 | 101.04 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
74.80 | 101.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
74.78 | 100.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
74.77 | 100.96 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 74.76 | 100.95 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
74.74 | 100.92 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
74.72 | 100.89 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
74.48 | 100.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
74.29 | 100.31 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
74.18 | 100.16 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
74.06 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 74.04 | 99.97 % | |
more is better |
Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 149.88 | 108.83 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
149.41 | 108.49 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
149.18 | 108.32 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
148.77 | 108.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
147.32 | 106.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
148.74 | 108.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
148.48 | 107.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
147.74 | 107.28 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 147.32 | 106.97 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
147.02 | 106.75 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
146.78 | 106.58 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
146.47 | 106.35 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
145.76 | 105.84 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
145.15 | 105.40 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
144.81 | 105.15 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
144.40 | 104.85 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
143.99 | 104.55 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
137.72 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
31.37 | 101.46 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
31.08 | 100.52 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
31.07 | 100.49 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
31.02 | 100.32 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 31.00 | 100.26 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
30.98 | 100.19 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
30.96 | 100.13 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.13 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
30.89 | 99.90 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
30.86 | 99.81 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
30.80 | 99.61 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
30.80 | 99.61 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
30.79 | 99.58 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
30.78 | 99.55 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
30.78 | 99.55 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
30.76 | 99.48 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 30.71 | 99.32 % | |
more is better |
Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
226.2 | 110.89 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
218.2 | 106.96 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
215.0 | 105.39 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
209.3 | 102.60 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
209.2 | 102.55 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
208.4 | 102.16 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
208.4 | 102.16 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 207.6 | 101.76 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 207.4 | 101.67 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
204.0 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
198.8 | 97.45 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
196.6 | 96.37 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
192.7 | 94.46 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
191.7 | 93.97 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
190.3 | 93.28 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
190.2 | 93.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
177.3 | 86.91 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
176.8 | 86.67 % |
more is better |
Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 45.4 | 101.79 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
45.1 | 101.12 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
44.8 | 100.45 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
44.7 | 100.22 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
44.6 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 44.5 | 99.78 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
43.6 | 97.76 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
43.5 | 97.53 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
43.4 | 97.31 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
43.4 | 97.31 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
43.2 | 92.31 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
43.1 | 96.64 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
42.9 | 96.19 % |
more is better |
Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
56 | 107.14 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
56 | 107.14 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
57 | 105.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
58 | 103.45 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 59 | 101.69 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
61 | 98.36 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 61 | 98.36 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
61 | 98.36 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
64 | 93.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
65 | 92.31 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
65 | 92.31 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
69 | 86.96 % |
less is better | more is better |
Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102 | 103.92 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
104 | 101.92 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 105 | 100.95 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
108 | 98.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
108 | 98.15 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 111 | 95.50 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
112 | 94.64 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
112 | 94.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
114 | 92.98 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
116 | 91.38 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
117 | 90.60 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
119 | 89.08 % |
less is better | more is better |
3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
103.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
No Review |
102.80 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
102.79 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.39 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 102.36 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
102.35 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
102.23 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
102.13 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
102.19 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
101.92 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
101.79 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
101.71 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
101.68 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
101.68 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
101.55 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
101.29 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
more is better |
2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
102.93 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.89 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
102.79 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
102.75 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
102.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
102.54 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
102.43 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
102.38 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102.38 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
102.35 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 102.28 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
102.19 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
101.92 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
No Review |
100.06 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
99.52 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
99.27 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
98.91 % |
more is better |
Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
96.80 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
96.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
98.73 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
100.75 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 100.99 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
No Review |
101.40 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
102.10 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.15 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
102.37 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
102.40 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
104.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
No Review |
104.64 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
106.71 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
107.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
111.72 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
111.72 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
112.15 % |
less is better |
Model |
Geizhals.eu |
Toppreise |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
n/A |
|
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
n/A |
|
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 | n/A |
|
ASUS Gryphon Z87 | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | n/A |
|
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-A | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Deluxe | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Expert | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Plus | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
n/A |
|
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | n/A |
|
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
n/A |
|
Intel DZ87KLT-75K | n/A |
n/A |
MSI Z87 MPower Max | n/A |
Overall | + | - | |
At a first glance the Gryphon Z87 definitely leaves a very good impression. For an attractive prics of a little bit more than 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 Gryphon. | -
Design - Layout - mATX |
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Layout | + | - | |
Basically the ASUS Gryphon Z87'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. Should you choose to buy the Gryphon Z87 with the Armor Kit, then you get additional thermal probes for a more sophisticated temperature management as well as looks which suggest higher quality. Other than that we don't see a benefit from the Armor Kit. |
- Angled SATA connectors - Space around the CPU socket | - No Power/Reset-Button onboard - No debug display | |
Performance | + | - | |
Let's first have closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board ranks in the center span of our comparison tables. Concerning the average of all 2D performance results the 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 efficient on power consumption. In case of idle testing the Gryphon Z87 achives an excellent second place and in case of load testing it's been the most efficient Z87 motherboard 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. | -
SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth - UC Bench - Bioshock: Infinite Low - Metro Last Light High |
- 3DMark Ice Storm - SiSoft Sandra Multimedia - SiSoft Sandra Memory Latency |
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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. Despite the fact, that with TUF Series motherboards you get ASUS' standard BIOS, there are plenty of functions and parameters that can be altered. Other than that there is a clean structure, which makes it really easy to find the parameter you're looking for. | - Clear arrangement - Sheer amount of options | ||
Recommendation | + | - | |
Should you be looking for a solid mATX motherboard which features either a special design, is highly energy efficient or you want both of that at once, then the ASUS Gryphon Z87 is an excellent choice. | -
Enthusiast build - Gaming - Office/Desktop |
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Rating | |||
We give the ASUS Gryphon Z87 very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. |