MSI Z87 XPower Review
Category : Z87
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 19.02.14
The Z87 XPower is MSI's flagship offer when it comes to Z87 Express based motherboards. This board not only features a massive 32 phase digital power design but also lots of additional overclocking features, beefed-up audio as well as a Killer network chip. Other than that MSI provided this board with their unique and good looking color scheme, where basically almost anything is black apart from a few yellow spots.
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Today, we are going to take a closer look at one of the MSI's motherboards based on the Intel Z87 chipset and check out if MSI is able to convince us with their way of implementing this Intel chipset on its Z87 XPower motherboard.
Specs and Delivery
| Chipset | Intel Z87 |
| Memory | Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32
GB DDR3, non-ECC, un-buffered memory DDR3 3000*/2800*/2666*/2600*/2400*/2200*/2133*/2000*/1866*/1600/1333/1066 MHz *(OC) |
| Multi-GPU |
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| Slots |
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| Audio | Audio Boost (Realtek ALC1150)
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| Storage | Intel Z87 chipset
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| Network |
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| Internal Connectors |
* Provides additional power to PCIe x16 slots |
| Extrenal Connectors |
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| Forfactor | XL-ATX (34.4cm x 26.4cm) |
| BIOS | 2 x 64Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS |
- Drivers & Utilities Disc
- Motherboard User Guide
- I/O Shield
- 6x SATA Cable
- Network Driver & Utilities Disc
- Software & Application User Guide
- USB 3.0 Bracket
- E-SATA Bracket
- M-Connectors
- 2x Antenna
- mPCIe card with Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module
- 3xSLI Cable
- 4x V-Check Cable
- Door Hanger
- Molex to 2x SATA Power converter
Features
Military Class 4 Components |
MSI's fancy name for high quality components, the Military Class 4 Components certified motherboard are equiped with Hi-c CAP, Super Ferrite Choke and Dark CAPs for better stability, durability, efficiency and current and DrMOS 4 is the name of new MOSFETs which should deliver more than 600+ Watts for extreme overclocking. |
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OC PCB |
The Z87 Xpower does not just give you 32-Phases for those that like to go crazy on the CPU voltages but MSI is also using 50% more layers for Xtreme overclocking. So, if you are an Xtreme overclocker with some LN2 to spare, you know what it means when you are running to break the world record and the mainboard starts to fail because some part of it is wet and you need to unmount whole the system. The rest of the features and design solutions include the clean CPU socket area which should have more compatibilty with LN2 containers, V-Check points for voltage monitoring, buttons for overcloking on the fly for Bclk, multiplier. While many overlcockers will not exactly like the "overclock on the fly" features which can be done easily in BIOS, it can be used when system is at the limit and when benchmarks finish and the system come back into Idle from Load and also it helps in some benchmarks like Vantage or 3Dmark 06, when in order to get higher score you need to run higher GT tests and for CPU tests when you underclock the CPU frequency. |
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DigitALL Power PWM |
Like all the large motherboard manufacturers, for quite some years, MSI has been also equipping its motherboards with digital power design. |
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Audio Boost |
MSI equips its motherboard with an improved audio implementation which includes the Realtek ALC1150 chip, EMI isolation, built-in headphone amplifier, high quality capacitors and PCB separation. |
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Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Module |
MSI bundle its motherboard with an unpluggable mPCIe card equiped with a Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module from Intel. The latter supports 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and Intel WiDi. |
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Killer Ethernet |
It is rather obvious, that MSI is not only optimizing this board for overclocking but also for gaming. Next to the beefed up audio solution there is the Killer Ethernet chip, which gives gamers additional control over a variety of network settings, which in the end can help reduce latency. |
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Layout
As we mentioned in the introduction, the MSI Z87 XPower motherboard comes with a Twin Frozr IV based design. Therefore the PCB has a matte black finish with a few yellow touches on the heatsinks. The heatsinks themselves have been shaped with a lot of attention to detail and come with a matte black colour scheme. Combined, it makes the design unique and good looking. The layout itself has been well thought and there are plenty of useful features, like eight USB 3.0 ports on the back, SATA 6Gbps ports, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, overclocking features and more.
MSI equipped the Z87 XPower with a 32-phase digital power design with an IR3563B from International Rectifier taking care of the CPU VRM. Unlike the previous MPower (Z77), the Z87 XPower power design has one DRMOS for two phases rather than one DRMOS for one phase. All those solid capacitors are part of MSI's Military Class IV group of components so that's one pretty strong power design.
The memory gets a 3-phase digital power design here driven by a UPI uP1606R, one more phase than usual.
As far as the memory goes, you can find four DIMM-slots on the Z87 XPower. Officially supported are the DDR3 3000 / 2800 / 2666 / 2600 / 2400 / 2200 / 2133 / 2000 / 1866 / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 MHz (O.C.). There is enough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you will not run into any issues with large coolers, even if you choose to install memory with big heatspreaders. Also supported are the Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3. Overclocking memories on this board with old ICs (PCS,BBSE), which are what all overlcockers are still using is not really nice because of the BIOS issue, but overclocking new Samsung ICs and Hynix CFR,BFR,MFR is not bad for gaming and daily use PCs, but not for getting any serious high memory frequency results.
Southbridge as well as current converters are being held at adequate temperatures via passive heatsinks. The current converters heatsink is made from a single aluminium block that uses one 8mm nickel-plated copper heatpipe. The southbridge heatsink has not been integrated into the heatpipe loop and it is quite simple and flat. The cooling blocks have been very well made and also they are very well attached to the board to provide enough pressure on the components they have to cool down. They are entirely black colored with yellow stripes to remind of the Twin Frozr IV graphics card cooler design and color choices.
Connectors and I/O
MSI equipped the Z87 MPower with eight SATA 6Gbps connectors. This means you get six native SATA-III ports from the PCH and two SATA-III from another chip which is in this case an ASM1061 from ASMedia.With this motherboard you get five PCIe 16x Gen 3.0 and and two PCIe 2.0 x1 slots and all of them have been coloured black. From top to bottom for the PCIe 16x slots, you get 16 lanes, 16 lanes, 8 lanes, 16 lanes and 8 lanes . This means you can do 4-Way SLI/CrossFire with a bit of help from the PLX8747 chip. If you take a closer look at the PCB you will notice four Pi3 PCIe switches witch are connected to the PLX and helps CPU to fully support 16x lanes on the second x16 PCIe slot, so we recommend that this PCIe slot be used with a single graphics card. The placement of the PCIe connectors has been well thought in case of multi GPU.
Something that is almost standard nowdays on premium motherboards are the practical onboard power- and reset-buttons as well as a debug LED. MSI added some extra stuff like a two physical BIOS' as well as a another switch to select which one you actually want to use. Furthermore there is an OC Genie button, voltage reading points and a Go-BIOS button. This last one is here to help you get into the BIOS on next boot after pressing it.
The BIOS can be cleared by removing the battery or simply by pushing the CLR_CMOS button located in the back panel.
In total, you will find seven fan headers on the MSI Z87 XPower, which is enough to provide an overclocking rig or even a high-end gaming machine with plenty of fresh air. A closer look at the pictures below shows where they have been placed. All fan connectors are the PWM (4-pin) kind.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the I/O-panel MSI equipped the Z87 XPower with a P/S2 connector, eight USB 3.0 ports, one Gigabit Ethernet port, two HDMI connectors, a DisplayPort two USB 2.0 ports, the CLR_CMOS button as well as an optical out and the analogue audio panel.
BIOS
Recent MSI BIOS versions are getting better and better from the design as well as the feature side. Today, on the Xpower, the BIOS is very mature, quite easy to use and has a lot of standard and advanced options.
Test setup
Hardware |
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| Motherboard |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-4770K, 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB (2x4) G.Skill Ares DDR3-2133 @ 1'066 MHz CL10-11-10-27-Auto |
| Graphics card | ASUS GeForce GTX 680 |
| Driver | ForceWare 320.18 |
| 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 VI Extreme |
 |
153'524 | 107.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
152'141 | 106.07 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
151'761 | 105.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
151'740 | 105.80 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
 |
151'732 | 105.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
150'951 | 105.25 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
150'751 | 105.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
149'601 | 104.30 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
149'207 | 104.03 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
148'647 | 103.64 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
 |
148'605 | 103.61 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
147'814 | 103.06 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
147'546 | 102.87 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
147'490 | 102.83 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
147'120 | 102.57 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
146'682 | 102.27 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
146'081 | 101.85 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
146'066 | 101.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
146'005 | 101.80 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
145'788 | 101.65 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
144'854 | 100.99 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
143'428 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Ice Storm Physics
| 3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
53'077 | 106.19 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
52'920 | 105.87 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
52'001 | 104.03 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
51'963 | 103.96 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
51'870 | 103.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
51'770 | 103.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
51'324 | 102.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
50'729 | 101.49 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
50'586 | 101.20 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
50'537 | 101.10 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
50'117 | 100.26 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
49'985 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
49'819 | 99.67 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
49'615 | 99.26 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
49'582 | 99.19 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
49'477 | 98.98 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
48'393 | 98.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
49'313 | 98.66 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
48'635 | 97.29 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
48'881 | 97.79 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
48'802 | 97.63 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
48'800 | 97.63 % |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike
| 3D Mark Fire Strike Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
6'338 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'338 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
6'327 | 99.83 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
6'327 | 99.83 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'326 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
6'325 | 99.79 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
6'322 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
6'320 | 99.72 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'319 | 99.70 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
6'318 | 99.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
6'318 | 99.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
6'317 | 99.67 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
6'317 | 99.67 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
6'315 | 99.64 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
6'315 | 99.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
6'314 | 99.62 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
6'312 | 99.59 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'312 | 99.59 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
6'309 | 99.54 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
6'307 | 99.51 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
6'304 | 99.46 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
6'272 | 98.95 % |
| more is better | |||
Fire Strike Physics
| 3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'152 | 100.85 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
10'148 | 100.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10'146 | 100.79 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10'145 | 100.78 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'144 | 100.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10'140 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10'135 | 100.69 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'122 | 100.56 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
10'120 | 100.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
10'119 | 100.53 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10'117 | 100.51 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
10'112 | 100.46 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
10'109 | 100.43 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
10'107 | 100.41 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
10'103 | 100.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
10'103 | 100.37 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
10'103 | 100.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10'097 | 100.31 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
10'092 | 100.26 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10'089 | 100.23 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10'066 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
10'053 | 99.87 % |
| more is better | |||
3D Mark 11
| 3D Mark 11 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
9'700 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
9'696 | 101.34 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
9'694 | 101.32 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
9'691 | 101.29 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
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 |
|
9'684 | 101.21 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
9'684 | 101.21 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
9'683 | 101.20 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
9'683 | 101.20 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
9'678 | 101.15 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
9'677 | 101.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
9'676 | 101.13 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
9'674 | 101.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
9'670 | 101.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
9'668 | 101.05 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
9'664 | 101.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
9'651 | 100.86 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
9'613 | 100.47 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'568 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
CPU
| 3D Mark 11 Physics |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10'130 | 108.88 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10'120 | 108.77 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10'118 | 108.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10'113 | 108.70 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
10'109 | 108.65 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10'106 | 108.62 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10'106 | 108.62 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10'095 | 108.50 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10'091 | 108.46 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
10'068 | 108.21 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10'058 | 108.10 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
10'036 | 107.87 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
10'019 | 107.68 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
10'018 | 107.67 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
10'013 | 107.62 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10'007 | 107.56 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
9'977 | 107.23 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
9'983 | 107.30 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
9'916 | 107.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
9'885 | 106.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
9'882 | 106.21 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
9'304 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
3D Mark Vantage
| 3D Mark Vantage Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
33'057 | 102.49 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
33'006 | 102.33 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
32'925 | 102.08 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
32'916 | 102.05 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
32'880 | 101.94 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
32'877 | 101.93 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
32'872 | 101.91 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
32'869 | 101.90 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
32'860 | 101.88 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
32'847 | 101.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
32'831 | 101.79 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
32'830 | 101.78 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
32'825 | 101.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
32'818 | 101.75 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
32'799 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
32'788 | 101.65 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
32'741 | 101.51 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
32'740 | 101.50 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
32'696 | 101.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
32'657 | 101.25 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
32'306 | 100.15 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
32'255 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| 3D Mark Vantage CPU |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
26'874 | 103.32 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
26'870 | 103.30 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
26'783 | 102.97 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
26'777 | 102.94 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
26'764 | 102.89 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26'757 | 102.87 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
26'752 | 102.85 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
26'719 | 102.72 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
26'701 | 102.65 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
26'672 | 102.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
26'670 | 102.53 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
26'640 | 102.42 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
26'639 | 102.34 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
26'639 | 102.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
26'592 | 102.23 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
26'563 | 102.12 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
26'536 | 102.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
26'525 | 101.98 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
26'510 | 101.92 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
26'436 | 101.63 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
26'333 | 101.24 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
26'011 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
PC Mark 07
Total
| PC Mark 07 Total |
Review Rating |
Percent | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
6'175 | 102.02 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
6'162 | 101.80 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
6'156 | 101.70 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
6'155 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
6'153 | 101.65 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
6'152 | 101.64 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
6'150 | 101.60 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
6'149 | 101.59 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
6'145 | 101.52 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
6'142 | 101.47 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
6'135 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
6'133 | 101.32 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
6'129 | 101.26 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
6'129 | 101.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
6'128 | 101.24 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
6'125 | 101.19 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
6'124 | 101.17 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
6'116 | 101.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
6'098 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
6'077 | 100.40 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
6'055 | 100.03 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
6'053 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
| Video playback and transcoding / Video playback |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
23.98 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
23.97 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
23.96 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
23.95 | 99.96 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
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 |
|
113.78 | 103.92 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
113.69 | 103.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
113.62 | 103.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
113.57 | 103.73 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
113.49 | 103.65 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
113.48 | 103.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
113.30 | 103.48 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
113.23 | 103.42 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
113.11 | 103.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
113.11 | 103.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
113.05 | 103.25 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
112.99 | 103.20 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
112.84 | 103.06 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
112.80 | 103.02 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
112.58 | 102.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
112.38 | 102.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
112.34 | 102.60 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
111.48 | 101.82 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
109.49 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
108.57 | 99.16 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
107.88 | 98.53 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
107.79 | 98.45 % |
| more is better | |||
| Image manipulation / Image manipulation |
Review Rating |
Mpx/s | Percent |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
25.22 | 104.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
25.16 | 104.57 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
25.15 | 104.53 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
25.14 | 104.49 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
25.12 | 104.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
25.12 | 104.41 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.10 | 104.32 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
25.05 | 104.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
25.05 | 104.11 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
25.04 | 104.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
25.03 | 104.03 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
25.03 | 104.03 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
25.02 | 103.99 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
25.02 | 103.99 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
25.00 | 103.91 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
25.00 | 103.91 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
24.98 | 103.82 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
24.97 | 103.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
24.90 | 103.49 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
24.86 | 103.33 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
24.85 | 103.28 % |
| 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 |
|
25.89 | 110.03 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
25.67 | 109.09 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
25.66 | 109.05 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
25.55 | 108.58 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
25.42 | 108.03 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
25.41 | 107.99 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
25.40 | 107.95 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
25.38 | 107.86 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
25.33 | 107.65 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
25.31 | 107.56 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
25.26 | 107.35 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
25.25 | 107.31 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
25.14 | 106.84 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
25.13 | 106.80 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
25.07 | 106.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
25.02 | 106.33 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
24.70 | 104.97 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
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 | |||
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone |
Review Rating |
GIPS | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
118.39 | 100.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
118.31 | 100.08 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
118.30 | 100.06% |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
118.22 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
118.20 | 99.98 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
118.15 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
118.14 | 99.93 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
118.14 | 99.93 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
118.13 | 99.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
118.13 | 99.92 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
118.07 | 99.87 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
118.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
117.90 | 99.73 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
117.85 | 99.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
117.73 | 99.59 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone |
Review Rating |
GFLOPS | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
90.82 | 101.33 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
90.70 | 101.19 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
90.60 | 101.08 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
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 |
|
90.30 | 100.75 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
90.29 | 100.74 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
90.20 | 100.64 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
90.10 | 100.52 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
90.08 | 100.50 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
90.00 | 100.41 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
89.91 | 100.31 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
89.63 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
89.62 | 99.99 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
89.32 | 99.65 % |
| more is better | |||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
382.26 | 100.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
382.20 | 100.28 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
382.17 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
382'00 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
382.00 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
382.00 | 100.04 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
382.00 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
381.92 | 100.02 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
381.91 | 100.02 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
381.85 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
381.69 | 99.96 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
381.69 | 99.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
381.63 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
381.46 | 99.90 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
381.38 | 99.88 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
381.32 | 99.86 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
381.08 | 99.80 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
381.00 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
381.00 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
380.89 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
380.51 | 99.65 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point |
Review Rating |
MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
376.35 | 100.44 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
376.10 | 100.37 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
375.68 | 100.26 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
375.68 | 100.26 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
375.23 | 100.14 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
375.21 | 100.14 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
375.16 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
375.00 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
374.92 | 100.06 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
374.85 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
374.81 | 100.03 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
374.77 | 100.02 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
374.70 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
374.64 | 99.98 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
374.58 | 99.97 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
374.49 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
374.16 | 99.86 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
374.01 | 99.82 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
374.00 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
373.83 | 99.77 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
369.00 | 99.48 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
367.77 | 98.15 % |
| more is better | |||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
8.93 | 102.41 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
8.92 | 102.29 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
8.90 | 102.06 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
8.90 | 102.06 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
8.89 | 101.95 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
8.89 | 101.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
8.88 | 101.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
8.88 | 101.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
8.86 | 101.61 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
8.85 | 101.49 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
8.84 | 101.38 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
8.74 | 100.23 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
8.73 | 100.11 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
8.72 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
8.71 | 99.89 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
8.68 | 99.54 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
8.67 | 99.43 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
8.65 | 99.20 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
7.26 | 83.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
7.26 | 83.26 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
7.15 | 82.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
7.13 | 81.77 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
1.13 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
SiSoft Sandra 2
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
28.03 | 103.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
28.01 | 103.28 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
28.00 | 103.24 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
28.00 | 103.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
27.90 | 102.88 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
27.88 | 102.80 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
27.85 | 102.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
27.84 | 102.65 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
27.83 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
27.83 | 102.62 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
27.76 | 102.36 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
27.44 | 101.17 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
27.42 | 101.11 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
27.35 | 100.85 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
27.31 | 100.70 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.12 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.84 | 98.97 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
26.83 | 98.93 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
23.00 | 84.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
22.90 | 84.44 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
22.40 | 82.60 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
22.37 | 82.49 % |
| more is better | |||
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
28.21 | 102.92 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
28.19 | 102.85 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
28.12 | 102.59 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
28.09 | 102.48 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
28.00 | 102.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
27.90 | 101.79 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
27.48 | 100.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
27.46 | 100.18 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
27.41 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
27.40 | 99.96 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
27.36 | 99.82 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
26.72 | 97.48 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
26.69 | 97.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
23.00 | 83.91 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
23.00 | 83.91 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
22.46 | 81.94 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
22.32 | 81.43 % |
| more is better | |||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency |
Review Rating |
ns | Percent |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
21.2 | 119.81 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
21.3 | 119.25 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
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 | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access |
Review Rating |
GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
169.28 | 106.49 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
169.24 | 106.46 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
169.00 | 106.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
168.90 | 106.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
168.74 | 106.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
168.71 | 106.13 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
168.62 | 106.07 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
168.36 | 105.91 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
168.34 | 105.89 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
168.33 | 105.89 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
168.15 | 105.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
168.08 | 105.73 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
168.07 | 105.72 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
167.95 | 105.65 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
167.86 | 105.59 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
167.00 | 105.05 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
158.97 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
162.33 | 102.11 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
154.40 | 97.13 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
153.87 | 96.79 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
153.64 | 96.65 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
152.51 | 95.64 % |
| more is better | |||
UC Bench
| UC Bench |
Review Rating |
PW/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
889.7 | 100.24 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
889.5 | 100.21 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
889.4 | 100.20 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
889.1 | 100.17 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
889.0 | 100.16 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
889.0 | 100.16 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
888.9 | 100.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
888.8 | 100.14 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
888.7 | 100.12 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
888.7 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
888.3 | 100.08 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
887.4 | 102.11 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
887.6 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | |||
Super Pi 1M - 32M
Super Pi 1M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
10.187 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
10.187 | 101.69 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
10.202 | 101.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
10.203 | 101.53 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
10.218 | 101.38 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
10.233 | 101.23 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
10.234 | 101.22 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
10.234 | 101.22 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
10.249 | 101.07 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
10.249 | 101.07 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
10.265 | 100.92 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
10.265 | 100.92 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
10.359 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Super Pi 32M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
527.499 | 103.18 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
527.700 | 103.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
527.764 | 103.13 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
528.139 | 103.05 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
528.373 | 103.01 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
528.513 | 102.98 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
528.607 | 102.96 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
528.654 | 102.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
528.685 | 102.95 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
528.857 | 102.91 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
529.090 | 102.87 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
529.387 | 102.81 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
529.403 | 102.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
529.418 | 102.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
529.449 | 102.80 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
529.777 | 102.74 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
529.808 | 102.73 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
529.871 | 102.72 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
530.338 | 102.63 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
531.337 | 102.43 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
532.148 | 102.28 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
544.270 | 100.00 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
wPrime 1024M Multicore
| wPrime - 1024M Multi Core |
Review Rating |
sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
206.545 | 100.14 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
206.576 | 100.13 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
206.577 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
206.591 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
206.622 | 100.11 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
206.655 | 100.09 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
206.668 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
206.669 | 100.08 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
206.682 | 100.08 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
206.700 | 100.07 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
206.732 | 100.05 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
206.732 | 100.05 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
206.744 | 100.05 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
206.762 | 100.04 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
206.775 | 100.03 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
206.807 | 100.02 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
206.809 | 100.02 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
206.827 | 100.01 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
206.827 | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
206.841 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
206.123 | 99.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
207.123 | 99.86 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Cinebench R11.5
Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core
| Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core |
Review Rating |
pts | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
7.80 | 102.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
7.80 | 102.36 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
7.79 | 102.33 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
7.79 | 102.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
7.79 | 102.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
7.78 | 102.10 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
7.77 | 101.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
7.76 | 101.84 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
7.76 | 101.84 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
7.75 | 101.71 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
7.74 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
7.74 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
7.70 | 101.05 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
7.64 | 100.26 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
7.62 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | more is better | ||
Bioshock: Infinite
Low resolution, low details
| 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 |
|
379.68 | 110.58 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
375.71 | 109.43 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
374.96 | 109.21 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
372.85 | 108.59 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
371.01 | 108.06 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
370.03 | 107.77 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
368.42 | 107.30 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
366.76 | 106.82 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
365.75 | 106.53 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
364.53 | 106.13 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
364.46 | 106.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
360.68 | 105.05 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
356.76 | 103.91 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
354.00 | 103.10 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
343.34 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
339.67 | 98.93 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
338.74 | 98.66 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
337.56 | 98.32 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
336.77 | 98.09 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
326.77 | 95.17 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Bioshock: Infinite (high resolution, high details) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
75.11 | 101.42 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
75.02 | 101.30 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
74.91 | 101.15 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
74.89 | 101.12 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
74.86 | 101.08 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
74.85 | 101.07 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
74.84 | 101.05 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
74.83 | 101.04 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
74.80 | 101.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
74.78 | 100.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
74.77 | 100.96 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
74.76 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
74.74 | 100.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
74.72 | 100.89 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
74.48 | 100.57 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
74.48 | 100.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
74.46 | 100.54 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
74.43 | 100.50 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
74.29 | 100.31 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
74.18 | 100.16 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
74.06 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
74.04 | 99.97 % |
| more is better | |||
Metro Last Light
Low resolution, low details
| Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
149.88 | 108.83 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
149.41 | 108.49 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
149.18 | 108.32 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
148.77 | 108.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
147.32 | 106.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
148.74 | 108.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
147.74 | 108.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
148.73 | 107.99 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
148.48 | 107.81 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
148.47 | 107.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
147.32 | 106.97 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
147.02 | 106.75 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
146.78 | 106.58 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
146.47 | 106.35 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
145.76 | 105.84 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
145.15 | 105.40 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
144.81 | 105.15 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
144.40 | 104.85 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
143.99 | 104.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
142.28 | 103.31 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
137.72 | 100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
126.98 | 92.20 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
31.37 | 101.46 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
31.08 | 100.52 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
31.07 | 100.49 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
31.02 | 100.32 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
31.00 | 100.26 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
30.99 | 100.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
30.98 | 100.19 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
30.98 | 100.19 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
30.96 | 100.13 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
30.92 | 100.13 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
30.92 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
30.89 | 99.90 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
30.86 | 99.81 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
30.81 | 99.64 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
30.80 | 99.61 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
30.80 | 99.61 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
30.79 | 99.58 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
30.78 | 99.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
30.78 | 99.55 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
30.76 | 99.48 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
30.71 | 99.32 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
30.04 | 97.15 % |
| more is better | |||
Sleeping Dogs
Low resolution, low details
| Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
226.2 | 110.89 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
218.6 | 107.15 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
218.2 | 106.96 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
215.0 | 105.39 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
209.3 | 102.60 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
209.2 | 102.55 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
208.4 | 102.16 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
208.4 | 102.16 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
207.6 | 101.76 % |
| ASUS Maximus 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 |
|
198.8 | 97.45 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
196.6 | 96.37 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
192.7 | 94.46 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
191.7 | 93.97 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
190.3 | 93.28 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
190.2 | 93.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
183.4 | 89.90 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
177.3 | 86.91 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
176.8 | 86.67 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
174.8 | 85.69 % |
| more is better | |||
High resolution, high details
| Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution) |
Review Rating |
fps | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
45.4 | 101.79 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
45.2 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
45.2 | 101.35 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
45.1 | 101.12 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
45.0 | 100.90 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
44.8 | 100.45 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
44.7 | 100.22 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
44.6 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
44.5 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
43.8 | 98.21 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
43.6 | 97.76 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
43.5 | 97.53 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
43.5 | 97.53 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
43.4 | 97.31 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
43.4 | 97.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
43.2 | 92.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
43.2 | 92.31 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
43.1 | 96.64 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
42.9 | 96.19 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
40.0 | 89.68 % |
| more is better | |||
Power Consumption
Idle
| Idle |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
56 | 107.14 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
56 | 107.14 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
57 | 105.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
58 | 103.45 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
59 | 101.69 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
59 | 101.69 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
60 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
60 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
61 | 98.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
63 | 95.24 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
64 | 93.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
65 | 92.31 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
65 | 92.31 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
69 | 86.96 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
86 | 69.77 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Load
| Load |
Review Rating |
Watt | Percent |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102 | 103.92 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
104 | 101.92 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
105 | 100.95 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
106 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
106 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
106 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
108 | 98.15 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
108 | 98.15 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
109 | 97.25 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
111 | 95.50 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
114 | 92.98 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
116 | 91.38 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
117 | 90.60 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
|
112 | 94.64 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
119 | 89.08 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
131 | 80.92 % |
| less is better | more is better | ||
Performance Rating
| 3D and Gaming Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
103.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
102.80 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
102.79 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.39 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
102.36 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
102.35 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
102.23 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
102.13 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
102.19 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
101.92 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
101.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
101.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
101.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
101.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
101.68 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
101.55 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
101.46 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
101.38 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
101.29 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
100.87 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
99.52 % |
| more is better | ||
| 2D Benchmarks |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
102.95 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
102.93 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
102.90 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.89 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
102.79 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
102.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
102.75 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
102.54 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
102.43 % |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
102.38 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
102.38 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
102.35 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
102.28 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
102.25 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
102.20 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
102.19 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
101.92 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
100.06 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
99.52 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
99.27 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
98.91 % |
| more is better | ||
| Performance per Watt |
Review Rating |
Percent |
| ASUS Gryphon Z87 |
No Review |
96.80 % |
| ASRock Z87M Extreme4 |
|
96.81 % |
| ASUS Z87-A |
|
98.73 % |
| Intel DZ87KLT-75K |
No Review |
100.00 % |
| ASUS Z87-Plus |
No Review |
100.75 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-OC |
|
100.99 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Hero |
|
101.40 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z87 |
|
102.10 % |
| ASUS Z87I-Pro |
|
102.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H |
|
102.37 % |
| ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional |
|
102.40 % |
| ASRock Z87 OC Formula |
|
102.70 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Impact |
|
102.90 % |
| ASUS Z87-Expert |
|
104.26 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Gene |
|
104.64 % |
| ASRock Z87M OC Formula |
No Review |
106.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Formula |
|
107.34 % |
| ASUS Maximus VI Extreme |
|
107.77 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe |
|
111.72 % |
| ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual |
|
111.72 % |
| MSI Z87 MPower Max |
No Review |
112.15 % |
| MSI Z87 XPower |
No Review |
133.87 % |
| less is better | ||
Price comparison
| Model |
Geizhals.eu |
Toppreise |
| ASRock Z87 Profess1onal |
|
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 |
|
| MSI Z87 XPower | n/A |
Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| A closer look at the motherboard lineup from MSI reveals that the Z87 XPower is the best equipped model. Therefore it comes with some really neat features, like for example a highly powerful powerdesign regarding CPU(+600W) and memory. 32 phases are going to be more than enough for any overclocker out there in the wild, no matter what record wants to be broken. MSI also equipped this board with features for Xtreme overclocking and gamers. There are OC PCB and OC buttons for Xtreme Overcklocking and There is a Killer LAN chip, a beefed-up audio solution as well as WiFi and Bluetooh. Apart from the features for gamers, the delivery is rich and there is more than you'll ever need with this board. |
- Features
- Bundle |
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| Layout | + | - | |
|
Overall, the
MSI Z87 XPower layout has been well thought. It features more practical clear CPU socket zone
which should appeal to extreme overclockers and make it
compatible with most if not all CPU coolers. It has enough space for multi
graphics card setupts, features angled SATA connectors that you can find on almost all motherboards
nowadays. Other than that, there are a few USB 3.0 connectors, practical power- and reset-buttons, OC Genie and Bclk and
multiplier plus and minus buttons, with a CLR_CMOS, which is located at the I/O panel.
Furthermore there is even a debug display which is very useful in case you should
have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. In
total, you get five PCI Express Gen3 x16 slots (helped by PLX8747 chip), which have been very well
positioned. Between the first and the fourth slot you
will find a three slots space to provide good airflow for a
dual-slot or
even triple-slot graphics cards. Otherwise you have two PCIe Gen2 x1
slots, and MSI has also included an unpluggable PCIe Wi-Fi/Bluetooth module.
The rest is
almost standard (eight USB3, ten SATA3, one internal USB3 connector
(for two USB3 ports). In case you are looking for more overclocking friendly features, MSI has equipped the motherboard with voltage reading points and two physical BIOS with a DIP switch to select the one you want. |
-
Angled SATA
connectors
- Power/Reset-Button onboard - Debug display / CLR_CMOS - 6x USB 3.0 - Bluetooth/Wi-Fi - 2x BIOS - Clean CPU Socket Area |
||
| Performance | + | - | |
| A closer look at the performance averages of this motherboard reveals that the 3D performance of this motherboard is not showing high scores, and 2D performance results are average. When we take the power consumption into consideration, it becomes clearly visible, that this a board which comes with quite a few features and therefore, especially under idle, draws a lot of power, which is why it takes the last spot when it comes to idle power consumption. As far as the load power consumption is concerned, the performance as well as power consumption could definitely be improved. | - Sleeping Dog | -3D Marks - SiSoft Sandra Arithmetik Dhrystone - SiSoft Sandra Multimedia Floating Point - SiSoft Sandra Cryptography SHA 256 - wPrime 1024M - Bioshock: Inifinite Low |
|
| Overclocking / BIOS | + | - | |
| We have finally arrived at the
overclocking part of the conclusion abut first let us talk a bit about
the BIOS. The BIOS is definitely great and MSI did a
good job. It is not perfect but it is a huge jump compared to the
BIOS this manufacturer used to have. The overclocking on this motherboard is easy and pleasant. The BIOS is very easy to configure and the motherboard worked well and did what we expected. The memory overclocking was easy and good compared to old MSI board specialy with new ICs like Hynix CFR, BFR, MFR and Samsung new ICs but does not run very well with old ICs like PSC and BBSE. |
- Best BIOS from MSI ever | - Room for improvement - PSC and BBSE can't be Overlcok to much | |
| Recommendation | + | - | |
| In case you are looking for a rock solid motherboard, which is also well suitable for overclocking, then the Z87 XPower from MSI is a good choice. This board features a unique and great looking color scheme and when we check Geizhals prices start at roughly 280 Euro, which is still ok for a high-end motherboard, but definitely not cheap. Wünschen würden wir uns lediglich MSI könnte bezüglich Performance sowie auch Stromverbrauch nachbessern. | -
Overclocking
CPU - Enthusiast - Gaming |
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| Rating | |||
| We give the MSI Z87 XPower 3.5 out of 5 stars. | |||
Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch