ASUS Maximus VII Gene Review
Category : Z97
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 22.05.14
With the Maximus VII Gene, ASUS shows their next generation mATX gaming and overclocking motherboard, which is based on Intels upcoming Z97 chipset. Like it's predecessor this board wants to convince with a balanced feature mix that pleases overclockers as well as gamers. At this point we're very curious what ASUS has come up with regarding layout, design and obviously features.
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The Maximus VII Gene is ASUS' mATX overclocking and gaming motherboard regarding Intels latest Z97 chipset. Once more we're really curious what they've come up with from the layout and design as well as feature perspective.
Specs and Delivery
| Chipset | Intel Z97 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 3200(O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
| Multi-GPU |
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| Slots |
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| Sound | ROG SupremeFX Impact Audio 8-Channel High
Definition Audio
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| Storage | Intel Z97 chipset
|
| Network |
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| Internal Connectors |
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| Extrenal Connectors |
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| Forfactor | ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm) |
| BIOS | Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS) |
- User's manual
- I/O Shield
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
- 1 x SLI bridge
- 1 x Q-connector (2 in 1)
- 1 x 12 in 1 ROG Cable Label
- 1 x ROG Door Hanger
Features
Extreme Engine Digi+ III |
As for quite some time ASUS has been equipping its motherboards with a digital power design. Using the right software, it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows, but one can now also control impedances as well. Furthermore, this motherboard features high quality 10K black metallic capacitors which guarantee a longer lifespan. The ASUS ROG Maximus VII Ranger is also using new alloy chokes. |
 |
ASUS Fan Xpert 2 |
ASUS Fan Xpert 2 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature, the ASUS Fan Xpert 2 automatically detects and tweaks all the fan speeds and in the end reduces unwanted noise. We also can use AI Suite 3 to controll fans on the fly in Windows and also save profiles for different kind of use. |  |
M.2 Support |
Featuring an M.2 slot this board can be equipped with an M.2 form-factor SSDs. The M.2 is wired directly to the Z97 PCH via two PCI Express lanes, therefore offering x2 bandwidth. In other words, up to 10 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot, almost doubling the performance of the SATA-III interface. |  |
SupremeFX |
In case of SupremeFX you get ASUS' interpretation of onboard sound for gamers. Supporting up to eight channels, the SupremeFX 2014 solution received shielding from other onboard components. Apart from that there are high quality ELNA capacitors offering as clear as possible audio. Furthermore ASUS provided the solution with the ROG color scheme. ASUS is also covered the audio chip with black chrome to minimize electromagnetic interferences. Yet another audio feature you get with the Ranger is sonic Senseamp wich can detect headphone impedence automatically. |  |
| ROG RAM Disk | RAMDisk reserves part of system memory and turns it into actual storage space, so you can place favorite app and game cache files in it to enjoy high-speed RAM performance while accessing them. |  |
GameFirst III |
GameFirst is a networt management software, that lets you choose from four pre-defined traffic shaping methods: Optimization, Game, media Streaming and File Sharing. The software has been designed with the goal to make network optimizations as simple as possible. | |
KeyBot |
KeyBot allows you to assign macro to specific keys without the need of a special keyboard, that comes with its own proprietary software. With KeyBot you can for example wake up your PC from sleep mode, you can overclock your machine by the simple press of a key or you can load XMP profiles via the keyboard. |  |
Layout
At a first glance the ASUS Maximus VII Gene looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the ROG-colors - red and black - suite nicely and together with the black matte 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 allow for an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.
The ASUS Maximus VII Gene comes with a digital 8+2 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "BlackWing Chokes". Furthermore those chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase. Other than that there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life span of 10'000 hours. The power design is overall more than powerful enough to even withstand extreme overclocking.
Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VII Gene. Officially supported are DDR3 3200 / 3100 / 3000 / 2933 / 2800 / 2666 / 2600 / 2500 / 2400 / 2200 / 2133 / 2000 / 1866 / 1800 / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.
On the Maximus VII Gene the southbridge is being cooled by a passiv cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a heatpipe. Like they do with every new Maximus motherboards series, ASUS changed the looks of the heatsinks slightly. In our opinion ASUS once again managed to improve the looks of these coolers compared to the earlier generation.
Connectors and I/O
Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus VII Gene with eight angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six out of eight SATA III ports are natively wired to the Z97 PCH. The two additional SATA 6Gbps ports are wired to an ASMedia ASM1061 chip. Inbetween the two PCI-Express x16 Gen 3.0 slots there is also an M.2 slot which has been connected to the PCH via two PCI-Express Gen 2.0 x1 lanes offering a total of 10 Gbps bandwidth. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons on this board and there is also a debug display. ASUS equipped this board with their SupremeFX audio solution, which like on the Maximus VI Impact comes as an add-in-card. This helps solving to issues at once: first of all it's easier to shield the audio components from the motherboard thanks to the physical distance to the PCB and second there is more space on the PCB in order to achieve a cleaner layout. Also on this version of ASUS' SupremeFX audio solution there are ELNA caps for smoother signal quality.
Totally you'll find five fan header on the Maximus VII Gene which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped mATX system with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as well as they have been spread over the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all five cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speeds in the BIOS or in Windows.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VII Gene with a PS/2 port, four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel (via SupremeFX module). Furtheremore you'll find also a clear BIOS Flash Back Button and a ROG Connect switch.
BIOS
The most recent version of ASUS’s UEFI BIOS presents itself with an attractive design, and especially the new interface which called EzMode, where we can not only monitor system information, CPU and motherboard temperature, CPU voltage and DRAM status but also set system and CPU fans as well as directly change the boot priority and tune the system to different profiles, is leaving a good impression.If you wish to go back to the good old times, where you were racing through the menus hammering up and down arrows as well as the enter key ridiculously fast, you just have to press F7 and there you go. Since this motherboard features a very solid power design it is suitable for gaming and high overclocking. The BIOS features all the usual ASUS options, which allow for altering virtually anything when it comes to overclocking. Overall, there is certainly no lack of options in this BIOS.
Test setup
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 |
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Preview / Gallery
3D Mark
Ice Storm
| 3D Mark Ice Storm Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
 |
153'524 | 107.04 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
152.769 | 106.51 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
152'141 | 106.07 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
151'761 | 105.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
151'740 | 105.80 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
 |
151'740 | 105.33 % | Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
151'732 | 105.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
151'266 | 105.46 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
151'066 | 105.33 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
151'006 | 105.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
150'988 | 105.27 % |
| 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 Z97-K |
 |
148'866 | 103.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
148'201 | 103.33 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 148'750 | 103.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
149'207 | 104.03 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
148'647 | 103.64 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
148'605 | 103.61 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
148'322 | 103.41 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
147'814 | 103.06 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
147'546 | 102.87 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
147'490 | 102.83 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
147'120 | 102.57 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
146'682 | 102.27 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
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 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
 |
144'854 | 100.99 % |
| 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 Z97I-Plus |
|
52'672 | 105.38 % |
| 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 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
51'846 | 103.72 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
51'770 | 103.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
51'727 | 103.49 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
51'324 | 102.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
51'303 | 102.63 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
51'288 | 102.61 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
50'759 | 101.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
50'729 | 101.49 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
50'691 | 101.41% |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
50'651 | 101.33 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
50'650 | 101.33 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
50'586 | 101.20 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
50'537 | 101.10 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 50'205 | 102.87 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 |
|
49'477 | 98.98 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
49'393 | 98.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
49'313 | 98.66 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
48'635 | 97.29 % |
| 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 | |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
6'355 | 100.27 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
6'352 | 100.22 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
6'347 | 100.14 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
6'341 | 100.05 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
6'340 | 100.03 % |
| 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 |
|
6'327 | 99.83 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
6'326 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
6'325 | 99.79 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
6'324 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
6'322 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
6'322 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
6'320 | 99.72 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
6'320 | 99.72 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'319 | 99.70 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
6'318 | 99.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
6'318 | 99.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
6'317 | 99.67 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
6'317 | 99.67 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
6'315 | 99.64 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
6'315 | 99.64 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 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 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
6'300 | 99.40 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
6'272 | 98.95 % |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike Physics
| 3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
10'202 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
10'180 | 101.13 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
10'152 | 100.85 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'152 | 100.85 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
10'150 | 100.83 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
10'148 | 100.81 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
10'146 | 100.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10'146 | 100.79 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10'145 | 100.78 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
10'144 | 100.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10'140 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10'135 | 100.69 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'122 | 100.56 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 10'120 | 100.54 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
10'120 | 100.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
10'119 | 100.53 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10'117 | 100.51 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
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 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
10'103 | 100.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
10'103 | 100.37 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
10'103 | 100.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10'097 | 100.31 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
10'092 | 100.26 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10'089 | 100.23 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
10'078 | 100.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
10'071 | 100.05 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10'066 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
10'053 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
10'050 | 99.84 % |
| more is better | |||
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3D Mark 11
| 3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
9'702 | 101.40 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
9'700 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
9'698 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
9'696 | 101.34 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
9'694 | 101.32 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
9'692 | 101.30 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
9'691 | 101.29 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
9'691 | 101.29 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
9'691 | 101.29 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
9'681 | 101.18 % |
| 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 |
|
9'674 | 101.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
9'670 | 101.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
9'668 | 101.05 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
9'668 | 101.05 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
9'664 | 101.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
9'663 | 100.99 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
9'651 | 100.86 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 9'651 | 100.87 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
9'622 | 100.56 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
9'613 | 100.47 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
9'612 | 100.46 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'568 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
CPU
| 3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10'130 | 108.88 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
10'120 | 108.77 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'120 | 108.77 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
10'120 | 108.77 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
10'120 | 108.77 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
10'119 | 108.77 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10'118 | 108.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10'113 | 108.70 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
10'109 | 108.65 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10'106 | 108.62 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10'106 | 108.62 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10'095 | 108.50 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10'091 | 108.46 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 10'080 | 108.34 % |
| 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 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
10'001 | 107.49 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
9'999 | 107.47 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
9'996 | 107.44 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
9'983 | 107.30 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
9'977 | 107.23 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
9'916 | 106.58 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
9'885 | 106.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
9'882 | 106.21 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
9'812 | 105.46 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
9'792 | 105.25 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'304 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
3D Mark Vantage
| 3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
33'057 | 102.49 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
33'053 | 102.47 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
33'006 | 102.33 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
32'925 | 102.08 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
32'916 | 102.05 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
32'907 | 102.02 % |
| 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 |
|
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 Maximus VII Ranger |
|
32'820 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
32'818 | 101.75 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
32'799 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
32'788 | 101.65 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
32'741 | 101.51 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
32'740 | 101.50 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
32'724 | 101.45 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
32'702 | 101.39 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
32'696 | 101.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
32'657 | 101.25 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
32'589 | 101.04 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
32'560 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
32'402 | 100.46 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 32'312 | 100.17 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
32'306 | 100.15 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
32'255 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
31'738 | 98.40 % |
| more is better | |||
| 3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
26'874 | 103.32 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
26'872 | 103.31 % |
| 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 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
26'750 | 102.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
26'750 | 102.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
26'725 | 102.74 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
26'719 | 102.72 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
26'719 | 102.72 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
26'701 | 102.65 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
26'672 | 102.54 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 26'670 | 102.53 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
26'670 | 102.53 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
26'640 | 102.42 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
26'620 | 102.34 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
26'639 | 102.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
26'592 | 102.23 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
26'585 | 102.21 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
26'563 | 102.12 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
26'536 | 102.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
26'525 | 101.98 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
26'523 | 101.97 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
26'510 | 101.92 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
26'436 | 101.63 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
26'333 | 101.24 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
26'054 | 100.16 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
26'011 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
25'974 | 99.86 % |
| more is better | |||
PC Mark 07
Total
| PC Mark 07 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
6'175 | 102.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
6'163 | 101.82 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'162 | 101.80 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
6'157 | 101.72 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
6'156 | 101.70 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
6'156 | 101.70 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
6'155 | 101.69 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
6'154 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
6'153 | 101.65 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
6'152 | 101.63 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
6'152 | 101.64 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
6'150 | 101.60 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
6'149 | 101.59 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
6'147 | 101.55 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'145 | 101.52 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
6'142 | 101.47 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
6'141 | 101.45 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
6'136 | 101.37 % |
| 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 |
|
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 Z97-K |
|
6'119 | 101.19 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 6'119 | 101.09 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
6'116 | 101.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
6'098 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 Maximus VII Gene |
|
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 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 |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
23.96 | 100.00% |
| 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 Maximus VII Ranger |
|
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
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 |
|
23.95 | 99.96 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
23.95 | 99.96 % |
| more is better | |||
| Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
113.84 | 104.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
113.78 | 103.92 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
113.72 | 103.86 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
113.69 | 103.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
113.62 | 103.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
113.57 | 103.73 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
113.52 | 103.68 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
113.49 | 103.65 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
113.48 | 103.64 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
113.38 | 103.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
113.30 | 103.48 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
113.27 | 103.45 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
113.26 | 103.44 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
113.23 | 103.42 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
113.17 | 103.46 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
113.11 | 103.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
113.11 | 103.31 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
113.08 | 103.28 % |
| 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 G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 112.68 | 102.91 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
112.58 | 102.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
112.38 | 102.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
112.34 | 102.60 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
111.48 | 101.82 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
110.52 | 100.94 % |
| 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 |
|
107.79 | 98.45 % |
| more is better | |||
| Image manipulation / Image manipulation |
Review Rating |
Mpx/s | Percent |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
25.22 | 104.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
25.16 | 104.57 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
25.15 | 104.53 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
25.14 | 104.49 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
25.14 | 104.49 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
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 Z97 Killer |
|
25.13 | 104.44 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
25.12 | 104.41 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
25.04 | 104.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
25.03 | 104.03 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 |
|
25.00 | 103.91 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
24.98 | 103.82 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 24.79 | 103.03 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
24.61 | 102.28 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
24.85 | 103.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
24.56 | 102.08 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
24.56 | 102.08 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
24.47 | 101.70 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
24.06 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing |
Review Rating |
Pages/s | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
25.98 | 110.42 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
25.97 | 110.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
25.92 | 110.16 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
25.89 | 110.03 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
25.67 | 109.09 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
25.66 | 109.05 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
25.55 | 108.58 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
25.48 | 108.29 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
25.42 | 108.03 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
25.41 | 107.99 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
25.40 | 107.95 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
25.21 | 107.14 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
25.49 | 108.33 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
25.11 | 106.71 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
25.11 | 106.71 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
25.07 | 106.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
25.02 | 106.33 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
24.70 | 104.97 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
24.19 | 102.80 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 23.88 | 101.48 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.53 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.15 | 89.89 % |
| more is better | |||
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
118.52 | 100.23 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
118.48 | 100.22 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
118.39 | 100.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
118.38 | 100.14 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
118.35 | 100.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
118.25 | 100.03 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
118.30 | 100.06 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
118.31 | 100.08 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
118.22 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
118.21 | 99.99 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
118.21 | 99.99 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
118.20 | 99.98 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
118.15 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
118.14 | 99.93 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 118.14 | 99.93 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
118.14 | 99.93 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
118.13 | 99.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
118.13 | 99.92 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
118.09 | 99.89 % |
| 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 |
|
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 Z97I-Plus |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
117.90 | 99.73 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
117.85 | 99.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
90.65 | 101.14 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
90.61 | 101.10 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
90.71 | 101.20 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
90.60 | 101.08 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
90.58 | 101.06 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
90.55 | 101.03 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
90.48 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
90.47 | 100.94 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
90.39 | 100.86 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
90.43 | 100.89 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
90.36 | 100.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
90.36 | 100.81 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 90.32 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
90.28 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
90.30 | 100.75 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
90.29 | 100.74 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
90.20 | 100.64 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 Maximus VII Ranger |
|
382.72 | 100.23 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
382.68 | 100.22 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
382.64 | 100.20 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
382.26 | 100.11 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
382.23 | 100.10 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 382.22 | 100.10 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
382.20 | 100.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
382.18 | 100.27 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 |
|
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 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
381.86 | 100.00% |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
381.78 | 99.98 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
381.69 | 99.96 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
381.69 | 99.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
381.63 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
381.46 | 99.90 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
381.38 | 99.88 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
381.32 | 99.86 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
381.15 | 99.82 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
381.08 | 99.80 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
381.00 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
381.00 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
381.00 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
380.89 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
375.63 | 100.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
375.36 | 100.18 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
375.30 | 100.16 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
375.28 | 100.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
375.23 | 100.16 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
375.22 | 100.15 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 375.20 | 100.15 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
375.21 | 100.14 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
375.16 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
375.00 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
375.00 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
375.00 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
374.92 | 100.06 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
374.85 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
374.81 | 100.03 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
374.77 | 100.02 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
374.70 | 100.00 % |
| 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 |
|
374.16 | 99.86 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
374.10 | 99.83 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
374.01 | 99.82 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
374.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 VII Gene |
|
8.90 | 102.06 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
8.90 | 102.06 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
8.89 | 101.95 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
8.89 | 101.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
8.88 | 101.83 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 8.88 | 101.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
8.86 | 101.61 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
8.85 | 101.49 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
8.84 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
8.83 | 101.26 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
8.74 | 100.46% |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
8.74 | 100.23 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
8.73 | 100.11 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
8.73 | 100.11 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
8.72 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
8.71 | 99.89 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
8.71 | 99.89 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
8.70 | 99.77 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
8.70 | 99.77 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
8.68 | 99.54 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
8.68 | 99.54 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
8.67 | 99.43 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
8.65 | 99.20 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
8.64 | 99.08 % |
| 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 Z97 Killer |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
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 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
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 VII Hero |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
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 |
|
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 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 27.86 | 102.72 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
27.85 | 102.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
27.85 | 102.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
27.84 | 102.65 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
27.83 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
27.83 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
27.83 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
27.76 | 102.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
27.58 | 101.70 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
27.52 | 101.47 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
27.42 | 101.11 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
27.36 | 100.88 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
27.44 | 101.17 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
27.35 | 100.85 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
27.31 | 100.70 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
27.24 | 100.44 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.12 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
26.92 | 99.26 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.84 | 98.97 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
26.83 | 98.93 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
26.61 | 98.12 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
23.49 | 86.61 % |
| 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 |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 27.90 | 101.79 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
27.90 | 101.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
27.71 | 101.09 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
27.62 | 100.77 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
27.48 | 100.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
27.46 | 100.18 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.41 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
27.40 | 99.96 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
27.36 | 99.82 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
27.00 | 98.50 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
27.00 | 99.48 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
26.87 | 98.02 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
26.72 | 97.48 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.69 | 97.37 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
26.00 | 96.15 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
24.46 | 89.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
23.46 | 85.59 % |
| 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 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
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 VII Hero |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 21.3 | 119.25 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
21.4 | 118.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
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 Maximus VII Ranger |
|
169.17 | 106.42 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
169.14 | 106.40 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
169.02 | 106.32 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
169.00 | 106.31 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
169.00 | 106.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
168.90 | 106.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
168.74 | 106.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
168.71 | 106.13 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
168.62 | 106.07 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
168.36 | 105.91 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
168.37 | 105.91 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
168.34 | 105.89 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
168.34 | 105.89 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
168.33 | 105.89 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 168.22 | 105.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
168.15 | 105.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
168.08 | 105.73 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
168.07 | 105.72 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
167.95 | 105.65 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
167.86 | 105.59 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
167.00 | 105.05 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
166.57 | 104.78 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
165.42 | 104.06 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
162.33 | 102.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
159.87 | 100.57 % |
| 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 | |||
UC Bench
| UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
901.4 | 101.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
901.2 | 101.53 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
901.0 | 101.41 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
900.7 | 101.48 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
900.6 | 101.16 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
899.7 | 101.36 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
898.7 | 101.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
889.8 | 100.27 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
889.7 | 100.24 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
889.7 | 100.24 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
889.0 | 100.16 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
889.0 | 100.16 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
888.9 | 100.15 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 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 |
|
888.3 | 100.08 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
887.6 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
887.4 | 102.11 % |
| more is better | |||
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 Maximus VII Ranger |
|
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
10.234 | 101.22 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10.234 | 101.22 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
10.235 | 101.21 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
10.235 | 101.21 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
10.249 | 101.07 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10.249 | 101.07 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 10.265 | 100.92 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10.265 | 100.92 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
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 |
|
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 |
|
528.654 | 102.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
529.185 | 102.85 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
529.263 | 102.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
528.685 | 102.95 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
528.857 | 102.91 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
529.090 | 102.87 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
529.134 | 102.86 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
529.387 | 102.81 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
529.403 | 102.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
529.864 | 102.72 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
529.870 | 102.72 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
529.871 | 102.72 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
529.996 | 102.69 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
530.338 | 102.63 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 531.257 | 102.45 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
531.337 | 102.43 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
532.148 | 102.28 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
532.149 | 102.28 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
532.304 | 102.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
534.519 | 101.23 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
544.270 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
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 Gryphon Z87 |
|
206.655 | 100.09 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
206.657 | 100.09 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
206.660 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
206.622 | 100.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
206.668 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
206.669 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
206.672 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
206.682 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
206.699 | 100.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
206.700 | 100.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
206.700 | 100.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
206.700 | 100.07 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 206.726 | 100.06 % |
| 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 |
|
206.762 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
206.772 | 100.03 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
206.775 | 100.03 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
206.800 | 100.01 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
206.807 | 100.02 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
206.809 | 100.02 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
206.827 | 100.01 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
206.827 | 100.01 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
206.835 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
206.841 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
206.919 | 99.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
207.123 | 99.86 % |
| more is better | more is better | ||
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 |
|
7.80 | 102.36 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
7.79 | 102.33 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 Maximus VII Gene |
|
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 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
7.76 | 101.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
7.76 | 101.84 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
7.76 | 101.71 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
7.76 | 101.84 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
7.74 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
7.74 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
7.73 | 101.44 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
7.70 | 101.05 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 7.68 | 100.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
7.67 | 100.66 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
7.64 | 100.26 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
7.62 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
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 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
378.94 | 110.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
376.54 | 109.67 % |
| 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 |
|
370.03 | 107.77 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
368.42 | 107.30 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
368.40 | 107.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
368.30 | 107.27 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
367.34 | 106.99 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 367.26 | 106.97 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
367.20 | 106.95 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
367.12 | 106.93 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
366.76 | 106.82 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
366.57 | 106.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
365.75 | 106.53 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
364.53 | 106.13 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
364.46 | 106.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
360.68 | 105.05 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
359.87 | 104.81 % |
| 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 |
|
339.67 | 98.93 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
338.74 | 98.66 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 |
|
75.02 | 101.30 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
75.00 | 101.27 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
74.94 | 101.19 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 74.92 | 101.16 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
74.91 | 101.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
74.90 | 101.13 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
74.89 | 101.12 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
74.89 | 101.12 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
74.88 | 101.11 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
74.86 | 101.08 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
74.85 | 101.07 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
74.85 | 101.07 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
74.84 | 101.05 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
74.83 | 101.04 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
74.82 | 101.02 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
74.80 | 101.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
74.78 | 100.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
74.77 | 100.96 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
74.76 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
74.76 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
74.74 | 100.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
74.72 | 100.89 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
74.70 | 100.86 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
74.48 | 100.57 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
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 | |||
Metro Last Light
Low resolution, low details
| Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
150.23 | 109.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
149.88 | 108.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
149.41 | 108.49 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
149.18 | 108.32 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
148.94 | 108.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
148.84 | 108.07 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
148.77 | 108.02 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 148.53 | 107.84 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
148.74 | 108.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 Z97I-Plus |
|
147.57 | 107.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
147.32 | 106.97 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
147.32 | 106.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
147.02 | 106.75 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
149.92 | 106.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
149.66 | 106.67 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
146.91 | 106.67 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
146.88 | 106.65 % |
| 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 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
131.70 | 95.63 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
126.98 | 92.20 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
31.47 | 101.78 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
31.44 | 101.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
31.34 | 101.36 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
31.37 | 101.46 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
31.35 | 101.39 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
31.32 | 101.29 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
31.30 | 101.23 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
31.24 | 101.03 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
31.19 | 100.87 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
31.15 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
31.08 | 100.52 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
31.07 | 100.49 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 |
|
30.96 | 100.13 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
30.92 | 100.13 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 |
|
30.80 | 99.61 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
30.79 | 99.58 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 30.75 | 99.45 % |
| 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 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
30.04 | 97.15 % |
| more is better | |||
Sleeping Dogs
Low resolution, low details
| Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
226.2 | 110.89 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 222.3 | 108.97 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
218.6 | 107.15 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
218.2 | 106.96 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
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 |
|
208.4 | 102.16 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
207.6 | 101.76 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
207.5 | 101.72 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
207.4 | 101.67 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
206.1 | 101.03 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
206.0 | 100.98 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
205.8 | 100.88 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
204.9 | 100.44 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
204.0 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
200.1 | 98.09 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
198.8 | 97.45 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
196.6 | 96.37 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
192.7 | 94.46 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
191.7 | 93.97 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
185.1 | 90.73 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
190.3 | 93.28 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
190.2 | 93.24 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
185.2 | 90.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
183.4 | 89.90 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
178.2 | 87.35 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
177.3 | 86.91 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
176.8 | 86.67 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
175.2 | 85.90 % |
| 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 VII Ranger |
|
45.7 | 102.47 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
45.5 | 102.02 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
45.4 | 101.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
45.3 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
45.3 | 101.57 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
45.2 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
45.2 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 45.2 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
45.1 | 101.12 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
44.9 | 100.67 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
44.8 | 100.45 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
44.8 | 100.45 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 |
|
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 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
40.0 | 89.68 % |
| more is better | |||
Power Consumption
Idle
| Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
56 | 107.14 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
56 | 107.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
56 | 107.14 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
57 | 105.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
58 | 103.45 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
58 | 103.44 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
60 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 60 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
60 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
60 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
63 | 95.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
64 | 93.75 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
64 | 93.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
65 | 92.31 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
65 | 92.31 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
69 | 86.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
86 | 69.77 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Load
| Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
102 | 103.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
104 | 101.92 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
106 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
106 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
106 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
107 | 99.06 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
108 | 98.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
108 | 98.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
109 | 97.25 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
111 | 95.50 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
111 | 95.50 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
112 | 92.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
112 | 94.67 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 112 | 94.64 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
113 | 93.81 % |
| 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 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
131 | 80.92 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Performance Rating
| 3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
104.04 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 103.17 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
103.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
103.03 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
103.00 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
102.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
102.80 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
102.79 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
102.69 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.39 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
101.13 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
102.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
102.35 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
102.23 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
102.13 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
102.19 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
102.06 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
101.98 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
101.92 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
101.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
101.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
101.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
101.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
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 |
|
101.29 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
100.96 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
100.87 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
99.52 % |
| more is better | ||
| 2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
102.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
102.95 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
102.93 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 102.91 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
102.90 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.89 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
102.87 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
102.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
102.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
102.75 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
102.55 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
102.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
102.43 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
102.38 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
102.38 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
102.35 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
102.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
102.75 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
102.25 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
102.22 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
102.20 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
102.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
102.20 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
102.19 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
101.92 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
101.83 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
100.69 % |
| 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 |
|
98.73 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
100.75 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
100.99 % |
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
101.00 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
101.59 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
101.40 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
102.10 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
102.37 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
102.40 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
102.70 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger |
|
102.77 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
102.90 % |
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
102.97 % |
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
103.27 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
104.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
104.64 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
105.82 % |
| ASUS Maximux VII Gene |
|
105.87 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
106.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero |
|
107.62 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
107.34 % |
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
| 109.40 % |
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
106.75 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
107.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
111.72 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
111.72 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
112.15 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
133.87 % |
| less is better | ||
Price comparison
| Model |
Geizhals.eu |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer |
|
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
|
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
| ASRock Z97 Extreme6 |
|
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
|
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
| ASUS Maximus VII Gene |
|
| ASUS Maximus VII Hero | |
| ASUS Maximus VII Ranger | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 |
|
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
| ASUS Z97I-Plus |
|
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
|
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
| ASUS Z97-K |
|
| Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87 |
|
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
| Gigabyte Z97X-SOC Force |
|
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
n/A |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
| MSI Z87 XPower |
|
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| At a first glance the Maximus VII Gene definitely leaves a very good impression. The mix of overclocking features and high quality audio hardware makes this a state-of-the-art motherboard for mATX-gaming. And next to a very nice looking design you find useful features like for example GameFirst. This software allows you to configure your network device the way gaming traffic gets prioritized (keyword traffic shaping). Furthermore also on this board we find an M.2 slot that has been wired to the PCH using two PCIe lanes. This offers additional headroom for SSD makers to come up with new, even faster drives. | -
Design - Layout - mATX - M.2 Slot |
||
| Layout | + | - | |
| Basically the ASUS Maximus VII Gene's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Regarding the PCI-Express x16 slots there we have nothing to complain about. A closer look at the area around the CPU socket shows, that there is plenty of space to install big aircoolers without running into any issues. What we also liked is where the power and reset buttons are. Especially when you overclock memory using liquid nitrogen, then it makes sense to not have them next to the DIMM slots, since they will free quite quickly. Like with the Z87 based Maximus VI Impact also the Maximus VII Gene now gets ASUS' SupremeFX audio solution on an add-in-card. This allows for a cleaner PCB design and helps solving shielding related issues. Overclockers will also be happy about the voltage read-out points. Unfortunately there is one thing we really don't understand with ASUS Maximus VII motherboards: why are there no SATA Express connectors? | - Angled SATA connectors
- Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display - Space around the CPU socket |
- No SATA Express | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| Calculating the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board comes in on the excellent third rank in our comparison tables, which include values from all Z87 motherboards we've tested too. When taking the average of all 2D results, this board is even capable of sharing first position with the Maximus VI Formula. Although the early stage, it appears that ASUS already optimized the Gene's BIOS rather well. On another note, we had a look at power consumption and noticed that this isn't one of the most efficient motherboards we've had for testing so far. In case of idle power consumption we find this board in the middle of our charts and when it comes to load power consumption, it ranks slightly lower than that in our charts. | -
3D Performance - 2D Performance |
- Power consumption load | |
| Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
| ASUS has a beautiful looking BIOS when it comes to their ROG series motherboard. The UEFI BIOS gets a black background instead of red background which was used on earlier ROG series, as well as a new interface called EzMode, where we can monitor different temperatures, see the system information and also set XMP profiles on system memory. We tested the latest BIOS sent by ASUS which is still not a retail one. Overclocking the Intel Haswell CPU to 5.0GHz was not difficult and we also tested different memory ICs, including MFR and CFR from Hynix as well as Samsung ones, the motherboard managed to be stable and easily reach over 3.0GHz with MFR ICs. Trying PowerChip and BBSE we could not reach anything higher than 2600MHz, while we could do over 2700MHz with Z87 ROG boards. Powerchip and BBSE are used only for Extreme Overclocking which means that we will have to wait a little bit longer until the new BIOS fixes are out. | - Sheer amount of
options - Design |
||
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| These days, the ASUS Maximus VII Gene costs 160 Euro, which is ok in terms of value for money and for this kind of money you get an excellent mATX motherboard, which is perfectly suitable for compact gaming rigs as well as extreme overclocking setups. Unfortunately none of all the new ROG motherobards come with SATA Express, which is something you get with most other motherboards and Z97 chipset. Should you be thinking about building a new, compact gaming rig, then you should definitely have a very close look at this board. | -
Gaming - Overclocking - Enthusiast |
- No SATA Express | |
| Rating | |||
| We give the ASUS Maximus VII Gene very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch