Supermicro C7Z170-OCE Review
Category : Z170
Published by Marc Büchel on 21.01.16
Supermicro is well-known in the server market. Meanwhile the manufacturer also has a focus on the overclocking/gaming sector and it is their approach to bring server-grade quality to the table. Therefore the C7Z170-OCE could be an interesting product and we're certainly curious what it can do in our review.
Supermicro is well-known for their high-end server products. Since the past few chipset generations the vendor also offers gaming products. At a first glance the C7Z170-OCE comes with a color scheme which is unusual these days, whereas the colors are black and green. Apart from that there is a PLX on this board, which means, there are plenty of lanes to build high-end rigs.
Specs and Delivery
| Chipset | Intel Z170 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR4, 4 x DIMM, Max. 64 GB DDR4 up to 3300MHz, Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory |
| Multi-GPU |
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| Slots |
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| Sound |
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| Storage |
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| 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 (128 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS) |
- 1 x Supermicro Motherboard
- 6 x SATA Cables
- 1 x I/O shield
- 1 x Quick Reference Guide
- 1 x Driver CD
Layout
A quick look at this board reveals a black and green color scheme. It's actually nice to see a vendor taking on black and green with their motherboards. There have been many enthusiasts waiting for a board featuring these colors. Apart from that the C7Z170-OCE from Supermicro can be combined nicely with high-end graphics cards from NVIDIA, since they feature a green illuminated logo. Overall this is a good looking motherboard and the only thing that just doesn't fit into the big picture is the red ball in the Supermicro logo which is on the shroud covering the I/O ports as well as the red backlight, illuminating the audio divide. The layout has been very well thought. To mention our two usual points: there are angled SATA ports, which means you can install extra long graphics cards without having them collide with SATA cables. Apart from that there is plenty of space around the CPU socket, so you can install even today's largest CPU cooler.
The
Supermicro C7Z170-OCE comes with a
digital 6+2+1+1 phase power design. The CPU receives six full phases, the iGPU can rely on two full phases and VCCSA as well as VCCIO receive stable current supply from
one
phase each. Regarding the VCCIO it's worth noticing, that a smaller voltage converter is being used. On this board Supermicro uses Vitec 59PR72151 inductors, which feature a saturation current of 66A and a maximum operating temperature of 125°C. There is no other vendor today, which is using higher quality inductors on their consumer motherboards. Apart from that Supermicro doesn't do any phase splitting, which means every single phase is controlled by the main PWM chips directly. These come from International Rectifier and go by the name IR3556M and they are specified for 50A.
A look at the memory VRM reveals that it's based on componets from Infineon. While there are PX3143HDM PWMs from Primarion a power stage with writing DA21232 is also present. Furthermore there is a TPS51362 power converter from Texas Instruments, capable of withstanding 10A current.
There is a total of four DIMM-slots on the C7Z170-OCE and the board officially supports DDR4-3200. There is enough 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 2.0.
On the
C7Z170-OCE the southbridge is being cooled by a
passive cooling block. A closer look at the VRM area shows
there are two additional heatsinks. All heatsinks on this board are rather compact. Apparently this means there is a lot of space around the CPU socket, which makes installing hardware a bit more comfortable and there won't be any compatibility issues.
Connectors and I/O
Supermicro equipped the C7Z170-OCE with six angled SATA ports. All of them offer
6Gbps bandwidth. There are no SATA Express ports on this board and we have to say we don't miss them, since there are virtually no peripherals with this connector. Supermicro provided practical onboard
power- and reset-buttons and there is also a debug LED on this board as well as a speaker. There is also a M.2 x4 Gen3 Slot, which can be equipped with all form factors of M.2 cards. This board also features a PEX8747 chip, which is a lanes splitter. This chip allows for triple GPU setups and an the same time, there is absolutely no lane splitting necessary. In other words it's possible to equip every single port or slot with cards or peripherals simultaneoulsy.
There is a total of five fan headers on the C7Z170-OCE which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped high-end or workstation with fresh air. The fan header are located close to the CPU as well as spread over the board. Other than that it's a good thing that all of them feature four pins, which allows for rpm regulation in BIOS as well as under Windows.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel Supermicro equipped the C7Z170-OCE with one USB 3.1 Type C port, two USB 3.1 and two USB 2.0 ports, two Intel gigabit ethernet ports, as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel and a PS/2 port. Furthermore there is also an HDMI, a DisplayPort and a DVI-D connector.
BIOS
Overall Supermicro has created a nice looking BIOS. The manufacturer has managed to create a very well structured user interface, which has been beautifully designed. Apart from that there are several overclocking features, which made pushing your CPU to 5.0 GHz no problem at all. Nevertheless we would have liked the BIOS to be browseable by keyboard only as well. In other words you have to use you mouse at certain points to select the different sub menus.
Test setup
Hardware |
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| Motherboard |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.0 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ares DDR4-2133 CL15-15-15-2T 350 |
| Graphic card | ASUS GeForce GTX 980 |
| Driver | ForceWare 353.62 |
| Hard disk | Intel 335 Series SSD 120 GB |
| Power supply | Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520W |
Preview / Gallery
3D Mark
Ice Storm
| 3D Mark Ice Storm Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 196'907 | 101.75% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 196'281 | 101.42% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 195'178 | 100.85% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 195'737 | 101.14% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 195'491 | 101.02% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 195'151 | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 195'107 | 100.82% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 193'524 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 192'036 | 99.23% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 191'574 | 98.99% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 187'909 | 97.10% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 187'768 | 97.03% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 184'489 | 95.33% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 186'491 | 96.37% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 185'448 | 95.83% | |
| more is better | |||
Ice Storm Physics
| 3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 68'208 | 104.29% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 68'073 | 104.08% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 67'026 | 102.48% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 66'616 | 101.16% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 66'332 | 101.42% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 65'716 | 100.48% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 65'681 | 100.42% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 65'404 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 64'711 | 98.94% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 63'524 | 97.13% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 63'385 | 96.91% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 63'077 | 96.44% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 62'866 | 96.12% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 62'775 | 95.98% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 62'072 | 94.91% | |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike
| 3D Mark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 12'258 | 101.40% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 12'168 | 100.65% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 12'108 | 100.16% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 12'105 | 100.13% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 12'103 | 100.12% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 12'089 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 12'085 | 99.97% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 12'085 | 99.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 12'081 | 99.93% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 12'081 | 99.93% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 12'071 | 99.85% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 12'068 | 99.83% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 12'061 | 99.80% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 12'061 | 99.80% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 12'059 | 99.75% | |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike Physics
| 3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 13'050 | 100.48% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 13'043 | 100.33% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 13'009 | 100.07% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 13'001 | 100.01% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 13'000 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 12'998 | 99.98% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 12'993 | 99.95% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 12'989 | 99.92% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 12'988 | 99.91% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 12'987 | 99.90% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 12'977 | 99.82% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 12'972 | 99.78% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 12'966 | 99.74% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 12'938 | 99.52% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 12'925 | 99.42% | |
| more is better | |||
3D Mark 11
| 3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 16'473 | 100.54% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 16'441 | 100.35% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 16'436 | 100.32% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 16'428 | 100.27% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 16'425 | 100.25% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 16'423 | 100.24% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 16'416 | 100.20% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 16'406 | 100.13% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 16'397 | 100.08% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 16'389 | 100.03% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 16'384 | 100.00% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 16'366 | 99.89% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 16'377 | 99.96% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 16'371 | 99.92% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 16'357 | 99.83% | |
| more is better | |||
CPU
| 3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 11'597 | 101.27% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 11'555 | 100.90% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 11'549 | 100.85% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 11'548 | 100.84% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 11'548 | 100.84% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 11'531 | 100.69% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 11'531 | 100.69% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 11'519 | 100.59% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 11'502 | 100.44% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 11'485 | 100.29% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 11'477 | 100.22% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 11'459 | 100.06% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 11'452 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 11'401 | 99.55% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 11'357 | 99.17% | |
| more is better | |||
3D Mark Vantage
| 3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 46'246 | 100.68% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 46'135 | 100.44% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 46'052 | 100.26% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 46'011 | 100.17% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 45'932 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 45'903 | 99.94% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 45'900 | 99.93% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 43'897 | 95.57% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 45'891 | 99.91% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 45'881 | 99.89% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 45'822 | 99.76% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 45'815 | 99.89% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 45'793 | 99.70% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 45'725 | 99.55% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 45'717 | 99.53% | |
| more is better | |||
| 3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 33'163 | 101.58% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 32'869 | 100.68% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 32'860 | 100.66% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 32'852 | 100.63% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 32'850 | 100.62% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 32'801 | 100.47% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 32'753 | 100.33% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 32'714 | 100.21% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 32'688 | 100.13% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 32'646 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 32'590 | 99.83% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 32'461 | 99.43% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 32'446 | 99.39% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 32'380 | 99.19% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 32'304 | 98.95% | |
| more is better | |||
PC Mark 08
Total
| PC Mark 08 Total |
Review Rating |
Points | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 4'662 | 100.69% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 4'660 | 100.65% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 4'647 | 100.37% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 4'640 | 100.22% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 4'631 | 100.02% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 4'630 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 4'627 | 99.94% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 4'626 | 99.91% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 4'621 | 99.81% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 4'620 | 99.78% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 4'618 | 99.74% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 4'617 | 99.72% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 4'615 | 99.68% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 4'615 | 99.68% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 4'612 | 99.61% | |
| more is better | |||
| Web Browsing - JunglePin |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.28177 | 100.08% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.28182 | 100.06% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.28198 | 100.01% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.28200 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.28200 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 0.28208 | 99.97% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.28209 | 99.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.28212 | 99.56% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.28215 | 99.95% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 0.28219 | 99.93% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.28220 | 99.93% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 0.28223 | 99.92% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.28253 | 99.81% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.28284 | 99.70% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.28300 | 99.65% | |
| more is better | |||
| Web Browsing - Amazonia |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.12176 | 100.12% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.12176 | 100.12% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 0.12180 | 100.09% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.12182 | 100.07% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 0.12184 | 100.06% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 0.12185 | 100.05% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.12186 | 100.04% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.12186 | 100.04% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.12187 | 100.03% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.12191 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.12200 | 99.88% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.12200 | 99.93% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.12256 | 99.42% | |
| more is better | |||
| Writing |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 2.93116 | 105.76% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 3.00374 | 103.21% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 3.01138 | 102.95% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 3.03639 | 102.10% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 3.06777 | 101.05% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 3.06814 | 101.04% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 3.09132 | 100.28% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 3.09199 | 100.26% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 3.10012 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 3.10024 | 99.99% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 3.14001 | 98.73% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 3.11766 | 99.44% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 3.13622 | 97.82% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 3.21000 | 96.58% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 3.21000 | 96.58% | |
| more is better | |||
| Casual Gaming |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 140.10 | 100.96% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 139.91 | 100.82% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 139.48 | 100.51% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 139.32 | 100.40% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 139.22 | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 139.18 | 100.30% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 139.05 | 100.11% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 138.90 | 100.09% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 138.77 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 138.65 | 98.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 138.49 | 99.80% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 138.49 | 99.80% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 137.97 | 99.42% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 137.93 | 99.39% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 137.39 | 98.07% | |
| more is better | |||
| Video Chat Playback 1 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 30.00 | 100.00% | |
| more is better | |||
| Video Chat encoding |
Review Rating |
ms | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 48.00 | 101.29% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 48.62 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 48.88 | 99.47% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 49.00 | 99.22% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 50.00 | 97.24% | |
| more is better | |||
| Advanced Photo Editing |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 0.30548 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 0.30810 | 99.15% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 0.31066 | 98.33% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 0.31100 | 98.23% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 0.31105 | 98.21% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 0.31184 | 97.96% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 0.31240 | 97.78% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 0.31261 | 97.72% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 0.31300 | 97.60% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 0.31355 | 97.43% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 0.31357 | 97.42% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 0.31422 | 97.22% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 0.31501 | 96.97% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 0.31558 | 96.80% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 0.31645 | 96.53% | |
| more is better | |||
SiSoft Sandra 1
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 156.00 | 102.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 155.83 | 102.86% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 155.67 | 102.75% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 155.23 | 102.46% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 155.20 | 102.44% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 155.10 |
102.38% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 155.00 | 102.31% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 155.00 | 102.31% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 155.00 | 102.31% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 153.66 | 101.43% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 152.17 | 102.44% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 154.95 | 102.28% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 154.92 | 102.26% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 152.00 | 100.33% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 151.50 | 100.00% | |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 108.70 | 100.78% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 108.49 | 100.58% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 108.47 | 100.57% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 108.34 | 100.45% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 108.00 | 100.13% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 108.00 | 100.13% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 107.88 | 100.02% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 107.86 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 107.61 | 99.77% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 107.46 | 99.63% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 107.41 | 99.58% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 107.36 | 99.54% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 107.17 | 99.36% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 106.73 | 98.95% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 106.14 | 98.41% | |
| more is better | |||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 514.20 | 101.91% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 512.34 | 101.54% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 506.53 | 100.39% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 504.75 | 100.04% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 504.69 | 100.03% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 504.56 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 503.60 | 99.81% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 502.20 | 99.53% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 501.55 | 99.40% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 501.00 | 99.29% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 499.85 | 99.07% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 499.82 | 99.06% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 499.14 | 98.90% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 499.12 | 97.42% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 498.84 | 97.37% | |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 495.73 | 101.83% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 492.12 | 101.09% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 491.71 | 101.01% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 490.73 | 100.81% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 490.30 | 100.72% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 490.29 | 100.72% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 490.00 | 100.66% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 489.67 | 100.59% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 489.18 | 100.49% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 488.07 | 100.26% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 487.79 | 100.20% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 487.71 | 100.19% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 486.80 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 484.87 | 99.60% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 480.54 | 98.23% | |
| more is better | |||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 7.84 | 101.69% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 7.83 | 101.55% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 7.80 | 101.17% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 7.80 | 101.17% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 7.78 | 100.91% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 7.77 | 100.78% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 7.76 | 100.65% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 7.75 | 100.52% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 7.73 | 100.26% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 7.71 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 7.71 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 7.68 | 99.61% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 7.66 | 99.35% | |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 1.56 | 101.96% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 1.56 | 101.96% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 1.55 | 101.31% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 1.53 | 100.00% | |
| more is better | |||
SiSoft Sandra 2
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 23.45 | 101.96% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 23.45 | 101.96% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 23.35 | 101.52% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 23.32 | 101.39% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 23.30 | 101.87% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.26 | 101.13% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 23.18 | 100.78% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 23.16 | 100.70% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 23.16 | 100.70% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.12 | 100.52% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 23.11 | 100.48% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 23.00 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 22.91 | 99.61% | |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.34 | 102.46% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 23.20 | 101.84% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 23.18 | 101.76% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 23.16 | 101.67% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 23.11 | 101.45% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 23.00 | 100.97% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.00 | 100.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 22.92 | 100.61% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 22.92 | 100.61% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 22.90 | 100.53% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 22.86 | 100.35% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 22.80 | 100.09% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 22.79 | 100.04% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 22.78 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 22.67 | 99.52% | |
| more is better | |||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 22.7 | 101.76% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 22.7 | 101.76% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 22.8 | 101.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 22.9 | 100.87% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 23.0 | 100.43% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 23.0 | 100.43% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 23.1 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 23.2 | 99.57% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Cache |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 207.35 | 100.41% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 207.24 | 100.35% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 207.20 | 100.33% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 207.18 | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 207.11 | 100.29% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 207.00 | 100.24% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 207.00 | 100.24% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 206.87 | 100.17% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 206.79 | 100.14% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 206.65 | 100.07% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 206.51 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 206.40 | 99.95% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 206.00 | 99.75% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 205.54 | 99.53% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 205.49 | 99.51% | |
| more is better | |||
UC Bench
| UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 1'060.3 | 100.66% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 1'059.9 | 100.62% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 1'057.2 | 100.36% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 1'057.1 | 100.35% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 1'056.9 | 100.33% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 1'056.8 | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 1'056.3 | 100.28% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 1'055.9 | 100.24% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 1'055.9 | 100.24% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 1'055.5 | 100.20% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 1'055.1 | 100.16% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 1'055.0 | 100.15% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 1'054.6 | 100.11% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 1'054.1 | 100.07% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 1'053.4 | 100.00% | |
| more is better | |||
Super Pi 1M - 32M
Super Pi 1M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 9.048 | 100.80% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 9.057 | 100.70% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 9.068 | 100.57% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 9.075 | 100.50% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 9.079 | 100.45% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 9.094 | 100.29% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 9.094 | 100.29% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 9.095 | 100.27% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 9.095 | 100.27% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 9.095 | 100.27% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 9.098 | 100.24% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 9.110 | 100.11% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 9.111 | 100.10% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 9.111 | 100.10% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 9.120 | 100.00% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Super Pi 32M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 480.688 | 100.48% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 480.919 | 100.43% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 481.135 | 100.38% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 482.090 | 100.19% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 482.305 | 100.14% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 482.390 | 100.12% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 481.401 | 100.33% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 482.462 | 100.11% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 482.789 | 100.04% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 482.985 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 483.290 | 100.06% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 484.677 | 99.65% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 485.394 | 99.38% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 486.127 | 99.35% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 487.266 | 99.12% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
wPrime 1024M Multicore
| wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 158.323 | 100.77% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 158.356 | 100.75% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 158.470 | 100.67% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 158.752 | 100.49% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 158.816 | 100.45% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 158.963 | 100.36% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 159.026 | 100.32% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 159.042 | 100.31% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 159.108 | 100.27% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 159.262 | 100.17% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 159.305 | 100.15% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 159.401 | 100.08% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 159.425 | 100.07% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 159.459 | 100.05% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 159.536 | 100.00% | |
| more is better | more is better | ||
Cinebench R15
| Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 889 | 100.91% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 888 | 100.79% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 887 | 100.68% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 886 | 100.57% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 886 | 100.57% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 884 | 100.34% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 882 | 100.11% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 882 | 100.11% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 881 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 881 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 881 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 879 | 99.77% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 878 | 99.66% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 877 | 99.55% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 874 | 99.21% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Tomb Raider
Low resolution - 1024 x 768
| Tomb Raider (low resolution, low details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 264.6 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 262.6 | 99.24% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 261.4 | 98.79% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 261.0 | 98.64% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 260.6 | 98.49% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 260.0 | 98.26% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 259.3 | 98.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 258.1 | 97.54% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 258.1 | 97.54% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 258.1 | 97.54% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 258.0 | 97.51% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 258.0 | 97.51% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 257.2 | 97.20% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 257.1 | 97.17% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 255.1 | 96.41% | |
| more is better | |||
High resolution - 1920 x 1080
| Tomb Raider (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 150.8 | 101.96% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 150.0 | 101.42% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 149.8 | 101.28% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 149.2 | 100.88% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 148.4 | 100.34% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 147.9 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 146.2 | 98.85% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 145.9 | 98.65% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 144.3 | 97.57% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 144.0 | 97.36% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 144.0 | 97.36% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 143.1 | 96.75% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 142.0 | 96.01% | |
| more is better | |||
Metro Last Light
Low resolution - 1024 x 768
| Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 186.03 | 101.53% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 185.90 | 101.46% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 185.70 | 101.35% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 185.63 | 101.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 184.71 | 100.81% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 184.20 | 100.53% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 184.02 | 100.44% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 184.00 | 100.43% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 183.22 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 183.00 | 99.88% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 182.29 | 99.49% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 182.27 | 99.48% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 182.00 | 99.33% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 181.85 | 99.25% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 181.55 | 99.09% | |
| more is better | |||
High resolution - 1920 x 1080
| Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 57.40 | 101.11% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 57.31 | 100.95% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 57.23 | 100.81% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 56.77 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 56.70 | 99.88% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 56.68 | 99.84% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 56.62 | 99.74% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 56.60 | 99.70% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 56.60 | 99.70% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 56.57 | 99.65% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 56.54 | 99.59% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 56.06 | 98.75% | |
| more is better | |||
Sleeping Dogs
Low resolution, low details
| Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 557.7 | 101.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 557.0 | 101.85% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 556.6 | 101.77% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 555.9 | 101.65% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 555.2 | 101.52% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 551.5 | 100.84% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 551.2 | 100.79% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 550.4 | 100.64% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 550.2 | 100.60% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 549.0 | 100.38% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 548.4 | 100.27% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 548.3 | 100.26% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 548.1 | 100.22% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 546.9 | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 545.7 | 99.53% | |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 248.1 | 101.51% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 248.0 | 101.47% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 247.3 | 101.19% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 246.8 | 100.98% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 245.5 | 100.45% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 244.4 | 100.00% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 244.0 | 99.84% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 243.7 | 99.71% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 243.6 | 99.67% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 242.5 | 99.22% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 241.7 | 98.90% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 241.1 | 98.65% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 241.0 | 98.61% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 240.8 | 98.53% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 238.4 | 97.55% | |
| more is better | |||
Power Consumption
Idle
| Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 43 | 141.86% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 48 | 127.08% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 49 | 124.49% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 55 | 110.91% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 55 | 110.91% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 55 | 100.91% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 56 | 108.93% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 59 | 103.39% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 60 | 101.67% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 61 | 100.00% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 61 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 62 | 98.39% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 62 | 98.39% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 65 | 93.85% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 66 | 92.42% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Load
| Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 108 | 123.15% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 109 | 122.02% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 111 | 119.82% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 113 | 117.70% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 117 | 113.68% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 119 | 111.76% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 120 | 110.83% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 121 | 109.92% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 127 | 104.72% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 131 | 101.53% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 133 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 133 | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 133 | 100.00% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 133 | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 140 | 95.00% | |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Performance Rating
| 3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 100.67% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 100.53% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 100.39% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 100.16% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 100.11% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 99.92% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 99.82% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 99.58% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 99.49% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.18% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 99.16% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 98.80% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 98.64% | |
| more is better | ||
| 2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 100.97% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 100.86% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 100.52% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 100.51% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 100.32% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 100.32% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 100.26% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 100.19% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 100.01% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 99.94% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 99.82% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.82% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 99.61% | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 99.41% | |
| more is better | ||
| Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | 79.57% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ | 80.91% | |
| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | 84.57% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | 89.37% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | 90.38% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | 90.68% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | 92.41% | |
| ASRock Z170 OC Formula | 93.63% | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | 94.43% | |
| ASUS Z170-A | 98.91% | |
| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | 99.50% | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | 99.02% | |
| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | 99.86% | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe | 100.00% | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | 100.56% | |
| less is better | ||
Price comparison
| Model |
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| ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ | |
| ASROck Z170 OC Formula | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Extreme | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Gene | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Hero | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Impact | |
| ASUS Maximus VIII Ranger | |
| ASUS Z170 Deluxe |
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| ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming | |
| ASUS Z170-A |
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| Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming G1 | |
| MSI Z170 Gaming M7 | |
| MSI Z170A Xpower Gaming Titanium Edition | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-OCE | |
| Supermicro C7Z170-SQ |
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| With the C7Z170-OCE, Supermicro has an overclocking/gaming motherboard in its portfolio, which offers server-grade quality and that is what the price of this board reflects. Since there is simply the highest quality power design on this motherboard we've seen on any Z170 board, the vendor asks 338 Euro for this piece of hardware. Apart from that there is also a PEX8747 lane splitter on this motherboard and considering this the price is actually absolutely in line. We also like the fact that Supermicro decided to create a black and green motherboard, since these days there is basically no other motherboard with this color scheme. On the other hand it's a pity that the audio solution received red instead of green LED backlight. Other than that we like the slot layout, which make it easy to install your hardware since there is plenty of space. | -
Design |
- Red instead of green LED lighting | |
| Layout | + | - | |
| The Supermicro C7Z170-OCE's layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors and there are also practical power- and reset-buttons as well as a debug LED. Apart from that we like the placement of the PCI-Express x16 slots. There is a total of three full sized PCI Express slots and between them there is always one slot space or an x1 slot. This means that there is plenty of space for graphics card in multi GPU setups. This board even allows you to configure triple card systems support 3-way SLI/CFX. As we already mentioned we also like the flexibility regarding storage connectors. | -
Angled SATA
connectors - Space around the CPU socket - Placement of PCIe slots - Number of different storage connectors - Power/reset button and no debug LED |
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| Performance | + | - | |
| Calculating the average of all 3D benchmarks results we ran, we see that this board scores 13th. When taking the average of all 2D results, this board comes in 8th out of 15 boards tested. On another note, we had a look at power consumption, and in idle this board score second to last and under load it comes in last. |
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- Power Consumption - 3D Performance |
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| Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
| Supermicro has a beautiful looking BIOS. Meanwhile it's almost normal that a BIOS is complete, offering countless features. If you're looking for overclocking options you'll find a great many of them and they are equally practical for novices and extreme overclockers. We always love the pre-defined profiles, which makes overclocking quite a bit more efficient. Boosting our CPU to 5.0 GHz was absolutely no problem at all. | - Sheer amount of
options - Design |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
| The C7Z170-OCE is a Z170 motherboard, where the vendor is using extremely high-end components. If you're looking for a gaming-grade motherboards, which has been built and pre-tested according to server standards, then the C7Z170-OCE is an excellent choice. Apart from that this is actually by far the cheapest Z170 motherboard, which features a PEX8747 lane splitter. | |||
| Rating | |||
| We give the Supermicro C7Z170-OCE sufficient 4 out of 5 stars. | |||
