ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer Review
Category : Z97
Published by Hiwa Pouri on 12.05.14
ASRock's gaming motherboards are meanwhile well known for coming with a really decent feature mix and apart from that also the price should be on a really reasonable level. At a first glance it looks like ASRock sticks with this receipe offering for instance a SATA Express port as well as an M.2 Slot. Other than that this board looks really nice and we're rather curious what else ASRock has to offer with this motherboard.


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The Fatal1ty Z97 Killer is a new, well equipped gaming motherboard from ASRock regarding Intels latest Z97 chipset. Therefore we're really curious what they've come up with.

Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Specs and Delivery

Chipset Intel Z97
Memory Dual Channel DDR3 Technology, 4 x DDR3 DIMM Slots, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 3200 (O.C.) / 3100(O.C.) / 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Multi-GPU
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology
  • Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology
Slots
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
  • 2 x PCIe 2.0 x1
  • 2 x PCI Slots
  • 1 x M.2 Slots
Sound Realtek ALC1150 Audio Codec
  • 7.1 CH HD Audio with Contect Protection
  • Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Capacitors
  • Premium Blu-ray Audio supportack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Supports Surge Protection
  • Supports Purity 2
  • Direct Drive Technology
  • EMI shielding cover
  • PCB isolate shielding
  • DTS connect
 
Storage Intel Z97 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Intel Rapid Storage Torechnology 13 support, NCQ, AHCI and HotPlug
  • Supports Intel Smart Response Technology
  • 1 x M.2_SSD (NGFF) Socket 3 with M2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module add M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen2 x2 (10 Gb/s)
Network
  • PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN
  • Qualcomm Atheros Killer  E2200 Series
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x COM Port Header
  • 1 x TPM Header
  • 1 x Power LED Header
  • 2 x CPU Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 1 x 3-pin)
  • 3 x Chassis Fan Connectors (1 x 4-pin, 2 x 3-pin)
  • 1 x Power Fan Connector (3-pin)
  • 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
  • 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
  • 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
  • 1 x Thunderbolt AIC Connector
  • 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
  • 1 x USB 3.0 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.0 ports)
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
  • 1 x D-Sub Port
  • 1 x DVI-D Port
  • 1 x HDMI Port
  • 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port
  • 3 x USB 2.0 Ports
  • 1 x Fatal1ty Mouse Port (USB 2.0)
  • 4 x USB 3.0 Ports
  • 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED
  • 6 x HD Audio Jacks
Forfactor ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
BIOS Bios (2 x 64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS)


 





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Features

Super Alloy 9 Series Motherboard

 Since quite some time ASRock has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. This time the company is rather proud, that they're using their so called "Super Alloy" chokes, which help reducing operating temperature and therefore increase lifespan.
 

ASRock APP Shop

 ASRock has made their own small App Shop. Users can download applications to optimize their system to individual needs.
 

M.2 Support

 Featuring an M.2 slot this board can be equipped with SSDs in M.2 format. M.2 is wired directly to the Z97 PCH via two PCI Express lanes, therefore offering x2 bandwidth. In other words up to 10 Gbps can be pushed over the bus through this slot, almost doubling performance of SATA-III.
   

ASRock Cloud

 For it's cloud storage service ASRock partnered up with Kloudian, offering customers a free three year subscription to the service. ASRock Cloud helps you synchronizing data you have on your smartphone as well as PC.
     

Purity SoundTM 2

 ASRocks Purity 2 audio solution is based on a Realtek ALC1150 audio codec, that features 115dB SNR. other than that there is EMI shielding for the main chip as well as onboard isolation.In order to improve signal quality there are excellent Nichicon capacitors onboard.
     

SATA Express Connector

 SATA Express is a new port for storage devices that basically combines two SATA connectors and bundles them. Each SATA Express port has been wired using two PCI Express Gen2 lanes offering a total of 10 Gbps bandwidth. Compared to SATA-III with 6 Gbps bandwidth this is quite an improvement.
     

Killer E2200

 ASRock equips their gaming motherboards with an E2200 Killer NIC. This chip is capable of providing features like traffic shaping on application level, which can help realizing a smoother online gaming experience.


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Layout

At a first glance the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer looks very good with its harmonic design. The PCB as well as a few expansion slot are kept in black and two memory slots, the PCI-Expres Gen 3.0 x16 slots and the heatsinks are red. The layout itself is well thought and there is for example plenty of space around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. ASRock decided to go for straight SATA connectors. In order to avoid compatibility issues with powerful and large graphics cards the maker placed them at the bottom edge of the motherboard.

 


The ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer received eight digital power phases regardin the CPU. Furthermore ASRock equips this board with their so called "Super Alloy 9 chokes". Like the name indicates the new chokes are made from an alloy, which helps reducing operating temperature. Also ripple as well as DCR are lower than with the chokes used on previous generation motherobards. Apart from that, saturation saturation current is higher (38A instead of 20A). The memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. The VRM design on this motherboard is overall quite strong and another reason for that is the use of the latest NexFet MOSFETs.

 


Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer. Officially supported are DDR3 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is enough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.



On the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer the southbridge is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the VRM area shows that there is an additional heatsinks. All heatsinks are milled from a solid piece of aluminium and the cooling they provide to the onboard components is sufficient to keep everything at reasonable temperatures.

  


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Connectors and I/O

Totally ASRock equipped the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer with six straight SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and four out of six SATA III ports are natively wired to the Z97 PCH. The two additional SATA 6Gbps ports get backed up by two PCI Express Gen 2.0 x1 lanes offering a total of 10 Gigbit bandwidth. What's also practical about SATA Express is the fact, that the two SATA-III connectors which are use, can also be used indivudually, which leaves the user with a choice wether to attach one SATA Express or two SATA drives. Unfortunately you won't find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons and there is also no debug display.

     

   


Totally you'll find six fan header on the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer which is enough, to provide a well equipped gaming rig with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as well as spread over the motherboard.

 


Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASRock equipped the Fatal1ty Z97 Killer with one PS2 mouse/keyboard connector, four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector, a VGA out, a DVI port and an optical out as well as an analogue audio panel.



Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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BIOS

ASRock changes the BIOS background colors on different boards. In case of the Fatal1ty Killer Z97 we see a black and red color scheme. Compared to other manufacturer, ASRock's interpretation of an UEFI BIOS is not that sophisticated yet. At this point we're only talking about the design of the BIOS. When it comes to functionality, the BIOS team did a great job. There is everything you need and even a bit more, also for overclocking. Regarding the looks we would for example love to see highlighting bars with a less intrusive color.

   


   


   


   


   


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Test setup

Hardware
Motherboard
  • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
  • ASRock Z87 OC Formula
  • ASRock Z87M Extreme4
  • ASRock Z87M OC Formula
  • ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
  • ASUS Gryphon Z87
  • ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
  • ASUS Maximus VI Formula
  • ASUS Maximus VI Gene
  • ASUS Maximus VI Hero
  • ASUS Maximus VII Hero
  • ASUS Maximus VI Impact
  • ASUS Sabertooth Z87
  • ASUS Z87-A
  • ASUS Z87-Deluxe
  • ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
  • ASUS Z87-Expert
  • ASUS Z87-Plus
  • ASUS Z87I-Pro
  • Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
  • Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
  • Gigabyte Z87X-OC
  • Intel DZ87KLT-75K
  • MSI Z87 MPower Max
  • MSI Z87 XPower
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


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1
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Preview / Gallery

Product Picture Link to Gallery
   

ASUS Maximus VII Hero
   

ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
   

ASRock Z87 OC Formula
   

ASRock Z87M Extreme4
   

ASRock Z87M OC Formula
   

ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
   

ASUS Gryphon Z87
   

ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
   

ASUS Maximus VI Formula
   

ASUS Maximus VI Gene
   

ASUS Maximus VI Hero
   

ASUS Maximus VI Impact
   

ASUS Sabertooth Z87
   

ASUS Z87-A
   

ASUS Z87-Deluxe
   

ASUS Deluxe Dual
   

ASUS Z87-Expert
   

ASUS Z87-Plus
   

ASUS Z87I-Pro
   

Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
   

Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
   

Gigabyte Z87X-OC
   

Intel DZ87KLT-75K
   

MSI Z87 MPower Max
   

MSI Z87 XPower
Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 151'066 105.33 %
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 VII Hero 148'201 103.33 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
148.750 103.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
149'207 104.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 148'647 103.64 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 148'605 103.61 %
ASUS 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
No Review
 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


Fire Strike

3D Mark Fire Strike Score
Review Rating
 Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 6'341 100.05 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 6'340 100.03 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 6'338 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 6'338 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 6'327 99.83 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 6'327 99.83 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
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
No Review
 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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
6'315 99.64 %
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


3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 10'180 101.13 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 10'152 100.85 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 10'148 100.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 10'146 100.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10'146 100.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 G1.Sniper Z87
10.120 100.54 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10'120 100.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 10'119 100.53 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 10'117 100.51 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 10'112 100.46 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 10'109 100.43 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'107 100.41 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 10'103 100.37 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 10'103 100.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'103 100.37 %
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
Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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3D Mark 11

3D Mark 11 Total
Review Rating
 Percent
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 9'700 101.38 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 9'698 101.35 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 9'696 101.34 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 9'694 101.32 %
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 9'681 101.18 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 9'678 101.15 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 9'677 101.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 9'676 101.13 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 9'674 101.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 9'670 101.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 9'668 101.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 9'664 101.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 9'651 100.86 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
9'651 100.87 %
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 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 10'120 108.77 %
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
No Review
 10'106 108.62 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10'095 108.50 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 10'091 108.46 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
10.080 108.34 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 10'068 108.21 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 10'058 108.10 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10'036 107.87 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'019 107.68 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'018 107.67 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 10'013 107.62 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
 10'007 107.56 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 9'999 107.47 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 9'983 107.30 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 9'977 107.23 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 9'916 106.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 9'885 106.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 9'882 106.21 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 9'304 100.00 %
more is better
Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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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
No Review
 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 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 32'702 101.39 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
32'696 101.37 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 32'560 100.95 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 32'657 101.25 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
32'312 100.17 %
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 VII Hero 26'725 102.74 %
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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
26'670 102.53 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
26'670 102.53 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 26'640 102.42 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 26'620 102.34 %
MSI Z87 XPower
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 Z97 Killer 26'523 101.97 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 26'510 101.92 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 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


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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
No Review
 6'155 101.69 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 6'154 101.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 6'153 101.65 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 6'152 101.63 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 6'152 101.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 6'150 101.60 %
ASUS Z87-A 6'149 101.59 %
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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
6'119 101.09 %
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 G1.Sniper Z87
23.98 100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
23.98 100.08 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 23'97 100.04 %
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
No Review
 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 Maximus VII Hero 23'96 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 23.96 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 23.96 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 113.17 103.46 %
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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
112.68 102.91 %
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
No Review
 111.48 101.82 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 110.52 100.94 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 109.49 100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 108.57 99.16 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 107.88 98.53 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 107.79 98.45 %
more is better


Image manipulation / Image manipulation
Review Rating
 Mpx/s Percent
MSI Z87 MPower Max 25.22 104.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 25.16 104.57 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 25.15 104.53 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 25.14 104.49 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 25.14 104.49 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 25.13 104.44 %
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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
24.79 103.03 %
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 Maximus VII Hero 25.92 110.16 %
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 25.38 101.35 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 25.38 107.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.38 107.86 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
23.88 101.48 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 23.53 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 21.15 89.89 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

Arithmetic Benchmark

SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone
Review Rating
 GIPS Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 118.48 100.22 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 118.39 100.14 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 118.30 100.06%
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 118.31 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 118.22 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 118.21 99.99 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
118.20 99.98 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 118.15 99.94 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 118.14 99.93 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
118.14 99.93 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 90.61 101.10 %
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 VII Hero 90.36 100.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
90.36 100.81 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
90.32 100.76 %
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
No Review
 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
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 382.68 100.22 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 382.26 100.11 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
382.22 100.10 %
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
No Review
 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 Maximus VII Hero 381.15 99.82 %
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 Maximus VII Hero 375.36 100.18 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 375.23 100.16 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 375.22 100.15 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
375.20 100.15 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 375.21 100.14 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
8.88 101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 8.88 101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 8.86 101.61 %
ASUS Z87-A 8.85 101.49 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
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 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 8.70 99.77 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 8.68 99.54 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 8.64 99.08 %
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 Z97 Killer 1.13 100.00 %
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 VII Hero 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 G1.Sniper Z87
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 1.13 100.00 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 1.13 100.00 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

SiSoft Sandra 2

Memory bandwidth

SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer
Review Rating
 GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
28.03 103.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 28.01 103.28 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 27.90 102.88 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 27.88 102.80 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
27.86 102.72 %
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 MPower Max 27.42 101.11 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 27.44 101.17 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 27.36 100.88 %
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 26.83 98.93 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 23.49 86.61 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 84.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 22.90 84.44 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 22.40 82.60 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 22.37 82.49 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point
Review Rating
 GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
28.21 102.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 28.19 102.85 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 28.12 102.59 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 28.09 102.48 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
27.90 101.79 %
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
No Review
 27.36 99.82 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 26.72 97.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 26.69 97.37 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 26.87 98.02 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 23.46 85.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 83.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 23.00 83.91 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 22.46 81.94 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 22.32 81.43 %
more is better


Memory latency

SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency
Review Rating
 ns Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro 21.2 119.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS 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
No Review
 21.3 119.25 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 21.3 119.25 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 169.02 106.32 %
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 G1.Sniper Z87
168.22 105.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 162.33 102.11 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 159.87 100.57 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 158.97 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 154.40 97.13 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 153.87 96.79 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 153.64 96.65 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 152.51 95.64 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

UC Bench

UC Bench
Review Rating
 PW/sec Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 899.7 101.36 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 889.8 100.27 %
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
No Review
 889.0 100.16 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 888.9 100.15 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
888.9 100.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
888.8 100.14 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 888.7 100.12 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 888.7 100.12 %
ASUS Z87-A 888.3 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 887.6 100.00 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 887.4 102.11 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 Maximus VII Hero 10.218 101.38 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 10.218 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 10.218 101.38 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 10.233 101.23 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 10.233 101.23 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 10.234 101.22 %
ASUS Z87-A 10.234 101.22 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 10.235 101.21 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
 10.249 101.07 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 10.249 101.07 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
10.265 100.92 %
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 Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 529.864 102.72 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 529.871 102.72 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 530.338 102.63 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
531.257 102.45 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 531.337 102.43 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
532.148 102.28 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 537.671 101.23 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 544.270 100.00 %
less is better more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 VII Hero 206.700 100.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 206.700 100.07 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
206.726 100.06 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 206.732 100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
206.732 100.05 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 206.744 100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 206.660 99.91 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 206.919 99.96 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 207.123 99.86 %
more is better more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 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 7.74 101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 7.70 101.05 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
7.68 100.78 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 7.67 100.66 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 7.64 100.26 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 7.62 100.00 %
less is better more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 376.54 109.67 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 375.71 109.43 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 374.96 109.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 372.85 108.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 371.01 108.06 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 370.03 107.77 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 368.42 107.30 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
367.26 106.97 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 367.12 106.93 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
74.92 101.16 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 74.91 101.15 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 74.90 101.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 74.89 101.12 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
 74.86 101.08 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 74.85 101.07 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 74.85 101.07 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 74.84 101.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 Maximus VII Hero 148.84 108.07 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 148.77 108.02 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
148.53 107.84 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 148.74 108.00 %
ASUS Z87-A 147.74 108.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
148.73 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 148.48 107.81 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 148.47 107.81 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 147.32 106.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 147.32 106.97 %
ASUS Z87-Expert 147.02 106.75 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 146.92 106.68 %
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 Maximus VII Hero 31.32 101.29 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 31.19 100.87 %
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
No Review
 30.79 99.58 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
30.75 99.45 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 30.78 99.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 30.78 99.55 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 30.76 99.48 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 30.71 99.32 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 30.04 97.15 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

Sleeping Dogs

Low resolution, low details

Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution)
Review Rating
 fps Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro 226.2 110.89 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
222.3 108.97 %
MSI Z87 XPower
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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 204.9 100.44 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 204.0 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 175.23 85.90 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 174.8 85.69 %
more is better


High resolution, high details

Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution)
Review Rating
 fps Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 45.4 101.79 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 45.3 101.57 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 45.2 101.35 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 45.2 101.35 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
 45.1 101.12 %
ASUS Z87-A 45.0 100.90 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 45.0 100.90 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 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
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 43.1 96.64 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 42.9 96.19 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 40.0 89.68 %
more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[pagebreak]

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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 59 101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
59 101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 59 101.69 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
 59 101.69 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
59 101.69 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
60 93.75 %
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
No Review
 61 98.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 63 95.24 %
ASUS Maximus VII Hero 64 93.75 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 64 93.75 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 65 92.31 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 65 92.31 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 69 86.96 %
MSI Z87 XPower
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
No Review
 105 100.95 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 106 100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 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 VII Hero 112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 112 94.64 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
112 94.64 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 114 92.98 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 116 91.38 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 117 90.60 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 119 89.08 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 131 80.92 %
less is better more is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Performance Rating

3D and Gaming Benchmarks
Review Rating
 Percent
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
103.17 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 103.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 102.80 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 102.79 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 102.69 %  
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 Maximus VII Hero 102.06 %  
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
No Review
 101.68 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 101.55 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula 101.46 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 101.29 %
ASUS 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 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
102.91 %
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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 102.20 %  
ASUS Z87-Expert 102.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 102.43 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 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 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 VII Hero 100.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 100.06 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 99.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4 99.27 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional 98.91 %
more is better


Performance per Watt
Review Rating
 Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87
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 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer 101.59 %  
ASUS Sabertooth Z87 102.10 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro 102.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
 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 VII Hero 107.62 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula 107.34 %
Gigabyte G1.Sniper Z87
109.40 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 107.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe 111.72 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual 111.72 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max 112.15 %
MSI Z87 XPower
No Review
 133.87 %
less is better


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Price comparison

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
ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer
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 VII 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 G1.Sniper Z87

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


Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
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Conclusion

Allgemein   + -
ASRock managed to leave a very good first impression with this motherboard. We like for instance the new design, where the heatsinks have been milled from solid aluminium add to the overall quality of the product. Other than that there are plenty of decent features for gamers. In this case you get a beefed up audio solution and regarding network you can manage traffic on application level, which is going to help you improve the gaming experience, especially if you've limited bandwidth. Furthermore we liked the fact, that there is an M.2 slot as well as a SATA Express port. In the end ASRock managed to put a little bit of everything on this board, which, keeping in mind, this is a board with a rather reasoanble price tag, makes it look really interesting.   - Design
- Layout
- Features		  
       
Layout   + -
Basically the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer's Layout has been well thought. On this motherboard the SATA ports as well as the one SATA Express port are located at the bottom edge of the motherboard and there are straigt connectors instead angled ones. Usually motherboard makers use angled ports these days. Unfortunately there is no power- and reset-button and there is also no debug LED. Placement of the PCI-Express x16 is well chosen. Between the first and the second PCI Express Gen 3.0 x16 slot there are two free slots which means that the first card in a SLI/CrossFire setup gets plenty of fresh air. Apart from that there is a PCI-Express x1 Slot inbetween the two x16 Slots. Close to the bottom edge there are two legacy PCI slots, which we would like to see replace with two PCI Express x1 slots. On another note we like the audio solution that got deployed on this board. There is a decent Realtek ALC1150 that got beefed up with an EMI shield as well as high-quality Nichicon caps offering decent audio quality.   - Space around the CPU socket - Audio Solution - No Power/Reset-Buttons - No debug display - Legacy PCI Slots
       
Performance   + -
Calculating the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board ranks fifth and is therefore in the top of our 3D performance index, which also includes Z87 motherboards. When taking the average of all 2D results, the board ranks ninth in our charts. Maybe you noticed that especially SuperPi 32m is slow comparing to the old Z87 boards from ASRock. So far we're not sure if this will be the performance of the new Intel Z97 chipset or if it's related to the early BIOS and needs to be tweaked by ASRock's BIOS team. On another note we had a look at power consumption and we noticed the Fatal1ty Killer needs 59 Watts in idle and under load conditions we see 106 Watts.   - 3D Mark Fire Strike
- PC Mark Arithmetic Benchmark
- UC Bench
- Multimedia
- Cryptography - Sleeping Dog High
- Metro Last Night High
- Power Consumption		 - Super Pi 32M
- Wprime 1024M
- SisSoft Sandra 2
       
Overclocking / BIOS   + -
ASRock's new motherboard series all feature different color schemes and these color choices are also present in the BIOS. As we meanwhile expect from ASRock you get a BIOS which offers more than plenty of features and gamers will be happy they have lots of settings to play with. Apart from that we don't yet like the design too much. We would like it to be more discreet and the structure could be easier visible. We would really love to see ASRock rework it.   - Sheer amount of options -  Design
       
Recommendation   + -
Should you be looking for a well equipped, Z97 based, motherboard for your gaming rig, with decent onboard audio which isn't to cost more than 125 Euro, then the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer is going to be one of the best offers so far.   - Price - Gaming
- Enthusiast
- Overclocking		  
       
Rating
We give the ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Killer very good 4.5 out of 5 stars.





Page 1 - Introduction Page 14 - SiSoft Sandra 2
Page 2 - Specs and Delivery Page 15 - UC Bench
Page 3 - Features Page 16 - Super Pi 1M / 32M
Page 4 - Layout Page 17 - wPrime 1024M Multi Core
Page 5 - Connectors and I/O Page 18 - Cinebench
Page 6 - BIOS Page 19 - Bioshock: Infinite
Page 7 - Test setup Page 20 - Metro Last Light
Page 8 - Preview / Gallery Page 21 - Sleeping Dogs
Page 9 - 3D Mark Page 22 - Power Consumption
Page 10 - 3D Mark 11 Page 23 - Performance Rating
Page 11 - 3D Mark Vantage  Page 24 - Price Comparison
Page 12 - PC Mark 7 Page 25 - Conclusion
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  


Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch