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Chipset |
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Memory |
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Slots |
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Sound | ROG SupremeFX Formula 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
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Storage | Intel Z87 chipset
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Network |
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Internal Connectors |
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Extrenal Connectors |
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Forfactor |
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BIOS |
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At a first glance the ASUS Maximus VI Formula looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the ROG-colors - red, black and white - suite nicely and together with the black PCB it becomes a beautiful product. Apparently the "ROG Armor" is quite an eye catcher. On the one side of the board you find a nicely crafted plastic cover, which helps keeping dust away from the PCB and also makes the board look very nice. On the backside of the Maximus VI there is a plate made from SECC steel, which give the board great stiffness. Overall, when you take this board in your hands, it feels excellently built.
The ASUS Maximus VI Formula 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". These chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase, whereas the predecessors that were used on the Maximus V Formula were good for 30A of current per phase. Furthermore there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life expectancy of 10'000 hours. In other words, the Maximus VI Formula received the same power design, which can also be found on the bigger ASUS ROG Maximus VI Extreme motherboard.
Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VI Formula. Officially supported are DDR3 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 VI Formula the PCH is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRMs are, shows that there is one big heatsink, which can either be used as a passive cooler or, thanks to the two G1/4'' threads, it can be integrated into a watercooling loop. The design as well as the build quality is on an excellent level, which is typical for ASUS' Maximus VI series motherobards. Additionally, the steelplate on the backside of the motherboard also acts as a heatsink.
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Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Formula with ten straight SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six of them have been natively wired to the Z87 PCH, whereas the other four come from two ASMedia ASM1061 chip. Additionally there is an mPCIe combo port in the top left corner of the board. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons on this board and there is also a debug display. These buttons as well as the display can be found in the top right corner of the PCB. Another feature, that overclockers will like, is located above the DIMM slots. At this point your going to find voltage readout points.
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Totally you'll find eight fan header on the Maximus VI Formula which is more than enough, to provide a fully fledged system with fresh air. The fan header are located around the CPU socket, next to the DIMM slots and the bottom edge of the motherboard. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all eight cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows. ASUS equipped this board with their SupremeFX audio solution. In this case the manufacturer isolated all the sound related components from the rest of the PCB. In this case you get high-quality ELNA capacitors as well as opamp's, which together should offer clearer and richer audio.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Formula with six USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector, a DisplayPort output as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Furtheremore you'll find also a clear CMOS button as well as an ROG Connect button.
Hardware |
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Motherboard |
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Processor | Intel Core i7-4770K, 3.5 GHz |
Memory | 8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ares DDR3-2133 @ 1'066 MHz CL10-11-10-27-Auto |
Graphic card | ASUS GeForce GTX 680 |
Driver | ForceWare 320.18 |
Hard disk | Intel 335 Series SSD 120 GB |
Power supply | Seasonic Platinum Fanless 520W |
3D Mark Ice Storm Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
153'524 | 107.04 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
152'141 | 106.07 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
151'761 | 105.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
151'740 | 105.80 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 151'732 | 105.79 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 150'951 | 105.25 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
150'751 | 105.11 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
149'601 | 104.30 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 149'207 | 104.03 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
148'647 | 103.64 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
148'605 | 103.61 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
147'814 | 103.06 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
147'546 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
147'490 | 102.83 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
147'120 | 102.57 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
146'682 | 102.27 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
146'081 | 101.85 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
146'066 | 101.84 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 146'005 | 101.80 % | |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
145'788 | 101.65 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
143'428 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
53'077 | 106.19 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 52'920 | 105.87 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
52'001 | 104.03 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
51'963 | 103.96 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
51'870 | 103.77 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
51'770 | 103.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 51'324 | 102.68 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
50'729 | 101.49 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
50'586 | 101.20 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 50'537 | 101.10 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
50'117 | 100.26 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
49'985 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
49'819 | 99.67 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
49'615 | 99.26 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
49'582 | 99.19 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
49'477 | 98.98 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
49'393 | 98.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
49'313 | 98.66 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 48'881 | 97.79 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
48'802 | 97.63 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
48'800 | 97.63 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
6'338 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'338 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 6'327 | 99.83 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
6'327 | 99.83 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'326 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 6'325 | 99.79 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
6'322 | 99.75 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
6'320 | 99.72 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'319 | 99.70 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
6'318 | 99.68 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 6'318 | 99.68 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 6'317 | 99.67 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
6'317 | 99.67 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
6'315 | 99.64 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
6'315 | 99.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
6'314 | 99.62 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
6'312 | 99.59 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'312 | 99.59 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
6'309 | 99.54 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
6'307 | 99.51 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
6'304 | 99.46 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'152 | 100.85 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
10'148 | 100.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 10'146 | 100.79 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10'145 | 100.78 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'144 | 100.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10'140 | 100.74 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10'135 | 100.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'122 | 100.56 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10'120 | 100.54 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 10'119 | 100.53 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10'117 | 100.51 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
10'112 | 100.46 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10'109 | 100.43 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10'107 | 100.41 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10'103 | 100.37 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 10'103 | 100.37 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10'097 | 100.31 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
10'092 | 100.26 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
10'089 | 100.23 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10'066 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10'053 | 99.87 % |
more is better |
3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
9'700 | 101.38 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
9'696 | 101.34 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
9'694 | 101.32 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
9'691 | 101.29 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
9'691 | 101.29 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 9'691 | 101.29 % | |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
9'690 | 101.28 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
9'689 | 101.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
9'684 | 101.21 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
9'684 | 101.21 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 9'683 | 101.20 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
9'683 | 101.20 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
9'678 | 101.15 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
9'677 | 101.14 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 9'676 | 101.13 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
9'674 | 101.11 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 9'670 | 101.07 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
9'668 | 101.05 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
9'664 | 101.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
9'651 | 100.86 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'568 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10'130 | 108.88 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'120 | 108.77 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10'118 | 108.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10'113 | 108.70 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10'109 | 108.65 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10'106 | 108.62 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10'106 | 108.62 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 10'095 | 108.50 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
10'091 | 108.46 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10'068 | 108.21 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'058 | 108.10 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10'036 | 107.87 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10'019 | 107.68 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 10'018 | 107.67 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10'013 | 107.62 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'007 | 107.56 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
9'983 | 107.30 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
9'916 | 106.58 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
9'885 | 106.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 9'882 | 106.21 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'304 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 33'057 | 102.49 % | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
33'006 | 102.33 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
32'925 | 102.08 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
32'916 | 102.05 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
32'880 | 101.94 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
32'877 | 101.93 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
32'872 | 101.91 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
32'869 | 101.90 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
32'860 | 101.88 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 32'847 | 101.84 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 32'831 | 101.79 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
32'830 | 101.78 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
32'825 | 101.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
32'818 | 101.75 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
32'799 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
32'788 | 101.65 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
32'741 | 101.51 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
32'740 | 101.50 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 32'696 | 101.37 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
32'657 | 101.25 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
32'255 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
26'874 | 103.32 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
26'870 | 103.30 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
26'783 | 102.97 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 26'777 | 102.94 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
26'764 | 102.89 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26'757 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
26'752 | 102.85 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
26'719 | 102.72 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
26'701 | 102.65 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 26'672 | 102.54 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 26'670 | 102.53 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
26'640 | 102.42 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
26'620 | 102.34 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
26'592 | 102.23 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
26'563 | 102.12 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
26'536 | 102.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 26'525 | 101.98 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
26'510 | 101.92 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
26'436 | 101.63 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
26'333 | 101.24 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
26'011 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
PC Mark 07 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
6'175 | 102.02 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'162 | 101.80 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
6'156 | 101.70 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
6'155 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 6'153 | 101.65 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
6'152 | 101.64 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
6'150 | 101.60 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
6'149 | 101.59 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'145 | 101.52 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
6'142 | 101.47 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
6'135 | 101.35 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 6'133 | 101.32 % | |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'129 | 101.26 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
6'129 | 101.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 6'128 | 101.24 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 6'125 | 101.19 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
6'124 | 101.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
6'098 | 100.74 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
6'077 | 100.40 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
6'055 | 100.03 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'053 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Video playback and transcoding / Video playback |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 23.98 | 100.08 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 23.97 | 100.04 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 23.97 | 100.04 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 23.96 | 100.00 % | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
23.95 | 99.96 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
23.95 | 99.96 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
23.95 | 99.96 % |
more is better |
Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9 |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
113.78 | 103.92 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
113.69 | 103.84 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
113.62 | 103.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
113.57 | 103.73 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
113.49 | 103.65 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
113.48 | 103.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
113.30 | 103.48 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
113.23 | 103.42 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
113.11 | 103.31 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 113.11 | 103.31 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 113.05 | 103.25 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
112.99 | 103.20 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
112.84 | 103.06 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
112.80 | 103.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 112.38 | 102.64 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 112.34 | 102.60 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
111.48 | 101.82 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
109.49 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
108.57 | 99.16 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
107.88 | 98.53 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
107.79 | 98.45 % |
more is better |
Image manipulation / Image manipulation |
Review Rating |
Mpx/s | Percent |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
25.22 | 104.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
25.16 | 104.57 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
25.15 | 104.53 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 25.14 | 104.49 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
25.12 | 104.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
25.12 | 104.41 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.10 | 104.32 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
25.05 | 104.11 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
25.05 | 104.11 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
25.04 | 104.07 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 25.03 | 104.03 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
25.03 | 104.03 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
25.02 | 103.99 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
25.02 | 103.99 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
25.00 | 103.91 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
25.00 | 103.91 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
24.98 | 103.82 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 24.97 | 103.78 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 24.90 | 103.49 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
24.86 | 103.33 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
24.06 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing |
Review Rating |
Pages/s | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
25.89 | 110.03 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
25.66 | 109.05 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 25.55 | 108.58 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
25.42 | 108.03 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
25.41 | 107.99 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
25.40 | 107.95 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
25.38 | 107.86 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 25.38 | 107.86 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
25.38 | 107.86 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
25.33 | 107.65 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
25.31 | 107.56 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
25.26 | 107.35 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
25.25 | 107.31 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.14 | 106.84 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 25.13 | 106.80 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 25.07 | 106.54 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
25.02 | 106.33 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
24.70 | 104.97 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
24.19 | 102.80 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.53 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.15 | 89.89 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 118.39 | 100.14 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
118.31 | 100.08 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
118.22 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 118.20 | 99.98 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
118.15 | 99.94 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 118.14 | 99.93 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
118.14 | 99.93 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
118.13 | 99.92 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
118.13 | 99.92 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
118.07 | 99.87 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 118.00 | 99.81 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
117.90 | 99.73 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
117.85 | 99.69 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
117.73 | 99.59 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 90.82 | 101.33 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
90.70 | 101.19 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
90.48 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
90.47 | 100.94 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
90.39 | 100.86 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 90.36 | 100.81 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
90.30 | 100.75 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 90.29 | 100.74 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
90.20 | 100.64 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
90.10 | 100.52 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
90.08 | 100.50 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
89.91 | 100.31 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
89.63 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 89.62 | 99.99 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
89.32 | 99.65 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
382.26 | 100.11 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
382.20 | 100.28 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
382.17 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
382'00 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
382.00 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 382.00 | 100.04 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
382.00 | 100.04 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 381.92 | 100.02 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
381.91 | 100.02 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
381.69 | 99.96 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
381.69 | 99.96 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 381.46 | 99.90 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 381.38 | 99.88 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
381.32 | 99.86 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
381.08 | 99.80 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
381.00 | 99.78 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
381.00 | 99.78 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
380.89 | 99.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
380.51 | 99.65 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 376.35 | 100.44 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
376.10 | 100.37 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
375.68 | 100.26 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
375.68 | 100.26 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
375.23 | 100.14 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
375.21 | 100.14 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
375.16 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
375.00 | 100.08 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 374.92 | 100.06 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
374.81 | 100.03 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 374.77 | 100.02 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
374.70 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
374.64 | 99.98 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
374.58 | 99.97 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 374.49 | 99.94 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
374.16 | 99.86 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
374.01 | 99.82 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
374.00 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
373.83 | 99.77 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
369.00 | 99.48 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
367.77 | 98.15 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
8.93 | 102.41 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
8.92 | 102.29 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 8.90 | 102.06 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 8.90 | 102.06 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
8.89 | 101.95 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
8.89 | 101.95 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
8.86 | 101.61 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
8.85 | 101.49 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
8.84 | 101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
8.74 | 100.23 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
8.72 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
8.71 | 99.89 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
8.68 | 99.54 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 8.67 | 99.43 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
8.65 | 99.20 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
7.26 | 83.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 7.26 | 83.26 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
7.15 | 82.00 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
7.13 | 81.77 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 1.13 | 100.00 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 28.03 | 103.36 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
28.01 | 103.28 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 103.24 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
28.00 | 103.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 27.90 | 102.88 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
27.88 | 102.80 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
27.85 | 102.69 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
27.84 | 102.65 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
27.83 | 102.62 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
27.83 | 102.62 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
27.76 | 102.36 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
27.42 | 101.11 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 27.35 | 100.85 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
27.31 | 100.70 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.12 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.84 | 98.97 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
26.83 | 98.93 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.00 | 84.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 22.90 | 84.44 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
22.40 | 82.60 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
22.37 | 82.49 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 28.21 | 102.92 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
28.19 | 102.85 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
28.12 | 102.59 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
28.09 | 102.48 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 28.00 | 102.15 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
27.90 | 101.79 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 27.46 | 100.18 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.41 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
27.40 | 99.96 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
27.36 | 99.82 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
26.72 | 97.48 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.69 | 97.37 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
23.00 | 83.91 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 23.00 | 83.91 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
22.46 | 81.94 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
22.32 | 81.43 % |
more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
21.2 | 119.81 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 21.3 | 119.25 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
21.4 | 118.69 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
25.4 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
169.28 | 106.49 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
169.24 | 106.46 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
169.00 | 106.31 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 168.90 | 106.25 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 168.74 | 106.15 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
168.71 | 106.13 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
168.62 | 106.07 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
168.36 | 105.91 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
168.34 | 105.89 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
168.33 | 105.89 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
168.15 | 105.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
168.08 | 105.73 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 168.07 | 105.72 % | |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
167.95 | 105.65 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
167.86 | 105.59 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
167.00 | 105.05 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
158.97 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
154.40 | 97.13 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 153.87 | 96.79 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
153.64 | 96.65 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
152.51 | 95.64 % |
more is better |
UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
889.7 | 100.24 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
889.5 | 100.21 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 889.4 | 100.20 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 889.1 | 100.17 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 889.1 | 100.17 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
889.0 | 100.16 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
889.0 | 100.16 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
888.9 | 100.15 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 888.8 | 100.14 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
888.7 | 100.12 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
888.7 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
888.3 | 100.08 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
887.6 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
10.187 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
10.187 | 101.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10.202 | 101.54 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 10.202 | 101.54 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 10.202 | 101.54 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
10.202 | 101.54 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
10.203 | 101.53 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
10.233 | 101.23 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
10.234 | 101.22 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
10.234 | 101.22 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10.249 | 101.07 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
10.249 | 101.07 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 10.265 | 100.92 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 10.265 | 100.92 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10.359 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
527.499 | 103.18 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
527.700 | 103.14 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 527.764 | 103.13 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
528.139 | 103.05 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
528.373 | 103.01 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
528.513 | 102.98 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
528.607 | 102.96 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
528.654 | 102.95 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
528.685 | 102.95 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
528.857 | 102.91 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
529.090 | 102.87 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
529.387 | 102.81 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
529.403 | 102.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
529.418 | 102.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
529.449 | 102.80 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 529.777 | 102.74 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 529.808 | 102.73 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
529.871 | 102.72 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
530.338 | 102.63 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 532.148 | 102.28 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
544.270 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
206.545 | 100.14 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 206.576 | 100.13 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
206.577 | 100.12 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 206.591 | 100.12 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
206.622 | 100.11 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
206.655 | 100.09 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
206.668 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
206.669 | 100.08 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
206.682 | 100.08 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 206.700 | 100.07 % | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
206.732 | 100.05 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 206.732 | 100.05 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
206.744 | 100.05 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
206.762 | 100.04 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
206.775 | 100.03 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
206.807 | 100.02 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
206.809 | 100.02 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
206.827 | 100.01 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
206.827 | 100.01 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
206.841 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
206.919 | 99.96 % |
more is better | more is better |
Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 7.80 | 102.36 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
7.80 | 102.36 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
7.79 | 102.33 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
7.79 | 102.23 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 7.79 | 102.23 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
7.78 | 102.10 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 7.77 | 101.97 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
7.76 | 101.84 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
7.76 | 101.84 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
7.74 | 101.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
7.74 | 101.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 7.70 | 101.05 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
7.62 | 100.00 % |
less is better | more is better |
Bioshock: Infinite (low resolution, low details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
381.27 | 111.05 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
379.88 | 110.64 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
379.68 | 110.58 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
375.71 | 109.43 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
374.96 | 109.21 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 372.85 | 108.59 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 371.01 | 108.06 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
370.03 | 107.77 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
368.42 | 107.30 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
366.76 | 106.82 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
365.75 | 106.53 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
364.53 | 106.13 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
364.46 | 106.15 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 360.68 | 105.05 % | |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
356.76 | 103.91 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
354.00 | 103.10 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
343.34 | 100.00 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
339.67 | 98.93 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
337.56 | 98.32 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 336.77 | 98.09 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
326.77 | 95.17 % |
more is better |
Bioshock: Infinite (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
75.11 | 101.42 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
75.02 | 101.30 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
74.91 | 101.15 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
74.89 | 101.12 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
74.86 | 101.08 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
74.85 | 101.07 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
74.84 | 101.05 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
74.83 | 101.04 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
74.80 | 101.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
74.78 | 100.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
74.77 | 100.96 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 74.76 | 100.95 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
74.74 | 100.92 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
74.72 | 100.89 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
74.48 | 100.57 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 74.46 | 100.54 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
74.43 | 100.50 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 74.29 | 100.31 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
74.18 | 100.16 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
74.06 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 74.04 | 99.97 % | |
more is better |
Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 149.88 | 108.83 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
149.41 | 108.49 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
149.18 | 108.32 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
148.77 | 108.02 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
147.32 | 106.97 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
148.74 | 108.00 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
147.74 | 108.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 148.73 | 107.99 % | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
148.48 | 107.81 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
148.47 | 107.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 147.32 | 106.97 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
147.02 | 106.75 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
146.78 | 106.58 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
146.47 | 106.35 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 145.76 | 105.84 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
145.15 | 105.40 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
144.81 | 105.15 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
144.40 | 104.85 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
143.99 | 104.55 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
142.28 | 103.31 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
137.72 | 100.00 % |
more is better |
Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
31.37 | 101.46 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
31.08 | 100.52 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
31.07 | 100.49 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
31.02 | 100.32 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 31.00 | 100.26 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
30.99 | 100.23 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 30.98 | 100.19 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
30.98 | 100.19 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
30.96 | 100.13 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.13 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
30.89 | 99.90 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
30.86 | 99.81 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
30.81 | 99.64 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
30.80 | 99.61 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
30.80 | 99.61 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
30.79 | 99.58 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
30.78 | 99.55 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 30.78 | 99.55 % | |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
30.76 | 99.48 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 30.71 | 99.32 % | |
more is better |
Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
226.2 | 110.89 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
218.2 | 106.96 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
215.0 | 105.39 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
209.3 | 102.60 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
209.2 | 102.55 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 208.4 | 102.16 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
208.4 | 102.16 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 207.6 | 101.76 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 207.4 | 101.67 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 205.8 | 100.88 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
204.0 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
198.8 | 97.45 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
196.6 | 96.37 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
192.7 | 94.46 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
191.7 | 93.97 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
190.3 | 93.28 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
190.2 | 93.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
183.4 | 89.90 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
177.3 | 86.91 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
176.8 | 86.67 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
174.8 | 85.69 % |
more is better |
Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 45.4 | 101.79 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
45.1 | 101.12 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
45.0 | 100.90 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
44.8 | 100.45 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
44.7 | 100.22 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
44.6 | 100.00 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 44.5 | 99.78 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
43.8 | 98.21 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
43.6 | 97.76 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
43.5 | 97.53 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
43.5 | 97.53 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
43.4 | 97.31 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
43.4 | 97.31 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 43.2 | 92.31 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 43.2 | 92.31 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
43.1 | 96.64 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
42.9 | 96.19 % |
more is better |
Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
56 | 107.14 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
56 | 107.14 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
57 | 105.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 58 | 103.45 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 59 | 101.69 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 59 | 101.69 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
61 | 98.36 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
61 | 98.36 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 61 | 98.36 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
61 | 98.36 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
63 | 95.24 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
64 | 93.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
65 | 92.31 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
65 | 92.31 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
69 | 86.96 % |
less is better | more is better |
Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102 | 103.92 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
104 | 101.92 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 105 | 100.95 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 108 | 98.15 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
108 | 98.15 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 109 | 97.25 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 111 | 95.50 % | |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
112 | 94.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
112 | 94.64 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
112 | 94.64 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
114 | 92.98 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
116 | 91.38 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
117 | 90.60 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
119 | 89.08 % |
less is better | more is better |
3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
103.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 102.80 % | |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
102.79 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.39 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 102.36 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
102.35 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
102.23 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
102.13 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
102.19 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
101.92 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 101.81 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
101.79 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
101.71 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 101.68 % | |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
101.68 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
101.55 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
101.46 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
101.38 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
101.29 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
100.87 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
more is better |
2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
102.95 % |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
102.93 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 102.90 % | |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.89 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
102.79 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 102.75 % | |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
102.75 % |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
102.54 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
102.43 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
102.38 % |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102.38 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
102.35 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 102.28 % | |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
102.25 % |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
102.19 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
101.92 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 100.06 % | |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
99.52 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
99.27 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
98.91 % |
more is better |
Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
96.80 % |
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
No Review |
96.81 % |
ASUS Z87-A |
No Review |
98.73 % |
Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
100.75 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | 100.99 % | |
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | 101.40 % | |
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
No Review |
102.10 % |
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
No Review |
102.15 % |
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
No Review |
102.37 % |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
No Review |
102.40 % |
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
No Review |
102.70 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Impact | 102.90 % | |
ASUS Z87-Expert |
No Review |
104.26 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | 104.64 % | |
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
106.71 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
No Review |
107.34 % |
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
No Review |
107.77 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
No Review |
111.72 % |
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
No Review |
111.72 % |
MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
112.15 % |
less is better |
Model |
Geizhals.eu |
Toppreise |
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
n/A |
|
ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
n/A |
|
ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
n/A |
|
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 | n/A |
|
ASUS Gryphon Z87 | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Gene | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Hero | n/A |
|
ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
n/A |
|
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-A | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Deluxe | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Expert | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87-Plus | n/A |
|
ASUS Z87I-Pro |
n/A |
|
Gigabyte Z87X-OC | n/A |
|
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
n/A |
|
Intel DZ87KLT-75K | n/A |
n/A |
MSI Z87 MPower Max | n/A |
Overall | + | - | |
At a first glance the Maximus VI Formula definitely leaves an excellent impression. The mix of overclocking features and high quality audio hardware makes this a state-of-the-art motherboard for ATX-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). Furthremore you get ASUS' RAM Disk Software and lots of other goodies, which make this board even more appealing. From a design perspective the "ROG Armor" looks excellent. Together with the possibility to watercool the VRMs this board is perfect for modding. | -
Design - Layout - ROG Armor |
||
Layout | + | - | |
Basically the ASUS Maximus VI Formula'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. The placement of the PCI-Express x16 slots is very well chosen too. There is a total of three full sized PCI Express slots and inbetween the first two there is a space of two slots. Should you want to build an SLI/CrossFire rig, then the card will be able to suck in fresh air perfectly, since there is plenty of space inbetween. Apart from that it's also not problem to install a large CPU cooler, since there is plenty of space to even install todays largest air coolers. Another feature gamers will like is the onboard audio solution. Subjectively compared to the Maximus V Formula, the sound with this board is clearer and more accurate in a linear manner. |
- Angled SATA connectors
- 5 x Full-Size PCI Express x16 - Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display - Space around the CPU socket |
||
Performance | + | - | |
Let's first have a closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board ranks second to last in our comparison tables. Concerning the average 2D performance, this board scores the excellent 1st place. Furthermore, when we dig deeper into the individual results, we see that this board offers consistently excellent 2D performance but unfortunately consistently bad 3D results. We really hope that ASUS will find a way to tweak 3D performance by making some changes in the BIOS. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we see that we have an ATX motherboard with a lot of features lying in front of us, which ususally means, that power consumption is going to end up above average. Therefore we didn't see any surprises and this board can be found in the bottom third of our comparison tables. | -
3DMark Fire Strike Physics - SiSoft Sandra Arithmetic - SiSoft Sandra Multimedia Integer - SiSoft Sandra Cryptography - SiSoft Memory Bandwidth - SiSoft Memory and Cache Access - UC Bench - wPrime |
- 3DMark Fire Strike - 3DMark 11 CPU - 3DMark Vantage - Metro Last Light - Sleeping Dogs |
|
Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
As you might have expected from ASUS you get an excellent BIOS which offers not only a boatload of tuning and tweaking options but is also very easy to use. The ROG themed BIOS always comes with a bit more of a technical touch but it is still very well structured and it won't take long until one understands what's where. | - Clear arrangement - Sheer amount of options | ||
Recommendation | + | - | |
If you're looking for a high-end ATX gaming motherboard, then there is no way around the ASUS Maximus VI Formula. This board features everything that makes the heart of an overclocker or a gamer beat faster and also modders as well as enthusiasts will love this exclusive piece of hardware. The only drawback: it's quite expensive. | -
Enthusiast build - Overclocking - Gaming - Modding |
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Rating | |||
We give the ASUS Maximus VI Formula very good 4.5 out of 5 stars. |