Gigabyte Z87X-OC Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 28.06.13
One of the most interestinge boards, which is based on Intels new Z87 chipset might be this one, the Z87X-OC from Gigabyte. At a very attractive price point you get no less than four PCI-Express x16 slots as well as a lot of features like Gigabyte OC-Touch buttons as well as voltage read-out points. It will be very interesting to take a closer looks at this particular model.



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The Z87X-OC is Gigabyte's entry level overclocking motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset. On the following pages we will show you what Gigabyte's Z87X-OC is capable of.

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

CPU Intel Socket 1150 3th Generation
Chipset Intel Z87
Memory Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, DDR3 3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz
Multi-GPU Support for AMD CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI technology
  • 2-Way x8/x8

  • 3-Way x8/x4/x4

  • 4-Way x8/x4/x4/x4
Slots
  • 4 x PCI Express x16 slots
  • 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 slots
  • 2 x Legacy PCI
Audio Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec
  • High Definition Audio
  • 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
  • Support for S/PDIF In
  • Support for S/PDIF Out
Storage
  • 6 x SATA 6.0 Gbps (Intel)
    		•
    LAN
  • 1 x Intel GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
    		•
    I/O internal
    • 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
    • 1 x OC PEG power connector
    • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    • 1 x CPU fan header
    • 1 x water cooling fan header (CPU_OPT)
    • 6 x system fan headers
    • 1 x front panel header
    • 1 x front panel audio header
    • 1 x S/PDIF Out header
    • 1 x S/PDIF In header
    • 2 x USB 3.0/2.0 headers
    • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers
    • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    • 1 x serial port header
    • 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
    • 1 x power button
    • 1 x reset button
    • 1 x Clear CMOS button
    • 1 x Gear button
    • 1 x OC Turbo button
    • 1 x OC Tag button
    • 1 x CPU BCLK Down button
    • 1 x CPU BCLK Up button
    • 1 x CPU Ratio Down button
    • 1 x CPU Ratio Up button
    • 1 x Memory Safe button
    • 1 x Settings Lock button
    • 1 x Direct to BIOS button
    • 1 x OC Trigger switch
    • 1 x OC PCIe switch
    • 1 x Clear Battery button
    • 2 x BIOS switches
    • 1 x onboard voltage measurement module
    I/O Back Panel
    • 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
    • 1 x OC Ignition button
    • 6 x USB 3.0/2.0 ports
    • 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector
    • 2 x HDMI ports
    • 1 x DisplayPort
    • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
    • 1 x RJ-45 port
    • 6 x audio jacks (Center/Subwoofer Speaker Out/Rear Speaker Out/Side Speaker Out/Line In/Line Out/Microphone)
    Forfactor ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)


      



  • Motherboard driver disk
  • User's Manual
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • 4 x SATA 6 Gbps cables
  • I/O Shield
  • 1 x 2 Way SLI bridge
  • 1 x 2 Way CrossFireX bridge
  • 12 x voltage measurement cables
  • 1 x OC Brace


    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

    8 Phase Power Design

    		 Since quite some time Gigabyte has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. With the Z87X-OC they are very proud about their solution which is using components from International Rectifyer (IR3553 and IR3563B) and each phase offers up to 60A. Additionally Gigabyte makes use of special black capacitors which are rated a 10'000 hours at 105°C.

     

    OC Ignition

    		 If you activate OC Ignition basically everything on the system turns on but the CPU. In this case for example iRAM is able to preserve memory states and also all fan are running. It can also be a practical features if you want to fill up a new custom watercooling solution.

     

    OC Touch

    		 OC-Touch enables overclockers to quickly and easily get more performance from their system. With onboard OC-Touch buttons, users are able to manually raise and lower the CPU ratio, change BCLK settings, and even change the BCLK stepping. These changes can be made at any time whether in the BIOS or Windows or in real-time without the need for rebooting, so users can quickly fine-tune to find their CPU’s maximum frequency. In the same area of the board you find voltage measurement points and connectors. Included in the delivery are twelve voltage measurement cables to easily connect a voltage read-out device.

     

    OC Brace

    		 Included in the delivery you find the so called OC Brace. In our opinion this is one of the most practical new features in a long time. If you attach the OC Brace to the motherboard, you can then safely install graphics cards using screws to attach them to the OC Brace.



    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 Gigabyte Z87X-OC leaves a very good impression with its harmonic design. The manufacturer decided to go for a combination of black and orange which suites nicely and in the end you get an aesthetic product. The layout itself is well thought and there is for example plenty of space around the CPU socket to install even todays largest CPU coolers. The fact that there are SATA connectors which have been angled by 90 degrees allow an easy installation of oversized graphics cards. Another very practical thing are the two standard USB ports right next to the SATA connectors. Overclockers will love them but they're also practical if you own a case where the front USB ports have to be connected using a standard USB cable. Usually you have to rout this cable to the backside of the motherboard to connect it with a USB port located at the I/O panel.


    The Gigabyte Z87X-OC comes with a digital 8 phase power design. It's most important for the manufacturer to make sure that components of highest quality are being used. Each individual phase is equipped with chokes from International Rectifyer (IR3553 and IR3563B), which are able to withstand loads of up to 60A. Additionally there are special black capacitors which offer 100'000 hours lifespan at 105°C.


    Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Z87X-OC. Officially supported are  DDR3 3000 (O.C.) / 2933 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.


    Southbrigde as well as the current converters are being held at adequate temperatures via individual passive heatsinks. The fact that the cooling blocks around the CPU socket aren't too big makes it comfortable to install a big aircooler. We also noticed the very good build quality of the cooling blocks and their weight which is quite immense.



    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 Gigabyte equipped the Z87X-OC with six angled SATA ports. This is enough for any office setup, gaming system or overclocking setup. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons in the top right corner of the board. There is even a debug display. Furthermore in this area of the board there are voltage read out points as well as Gigabytes OC-Touch buttons which allow an overclocker to change the multiplyer, BLCK as well as voltages on the fly.



    Totally you'll find eight fan header on the Z87X-OC which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped high-end or overclocking-system with fresh air. It is also very practical that six out of these eight fan headers are 4-pin PWM and only two are 3-pin headers. In this case it's really easy to change rotation speeds from within the BIOS or Windows. 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 Gigabyte equipped the Z87X-OC with a P/S2 connector, six USB 3.0/2.0 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, two HDMI connectors, a DisplayPort as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Additionally you find the OC Ignition button, which we already presented on the features page.



    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

    Since Gigabyte came out with their first UEFI BIOS that feature 3D graphics overviews, they have found their own unique way an style to layout their new UEFI BIOS. In the meantime it looks like Gigabyte is moving away from these 3D overview pictures. Instead, as a first page we now see a splash screen which let's you changed the most important parameter right after accessing the BIOS. Already on this page there are quite a few overclocking features. It's for example possible to change, multiplyer, frequencies and divers voltages ... at this point. Advancing to all the subistes makes you arrive in a typical Gigabyte BIOS and you'll find whatever you need quickly and easily.



       


       


       


       


       


       



    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]

    Test setup

    Hardware
    Motherboard
    • ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    • ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    • ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    • ASUS Gryphon Z87
    • ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    • ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    • ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    • ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    • ASUS Z87-A
    • ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    • ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    • ASUS Z87-Expert
    • ASUS Z87-Plus
    • Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    • Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    • Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    • MSI Z87 MPower Max
    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
       

    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
       

    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
       

    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
       

    ASUS Gryphon Z87
       

    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
       

    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
       

    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
       

    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
       

    ASUS Z87-A
       

    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
       

    ASUS Deluxe Dual
       

    ASUS Z87-Expert
       

    ASUS Z87-Plus
       

    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
       

    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
       

    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
       

    MSI Z87 MPower Max


    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
    No Review
    		 153'524 107.04 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 152'141 106.07 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 151'761 105.81 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 151'740 105.80 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 151'732 105.79 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 150'951 105.25 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 150'751 105.11 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 148'647 103.64 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 147'546 102.87 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 147'490 102.83 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 147'120 102.57 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 146'682 102.27 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 146'081 101.85 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 146'066 101.84 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 146'005 101.80 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 145'788 101.65 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 143'428 100.00 %
    more is better


    Ice Storm Physics

    3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 53'077 106.19 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 52'920 105.87 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 52'001 104.03 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 51'963 103.96 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 51'870 103.77 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 51'770 103.57 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 51'324 102.68 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 50'117 100.26 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 49'985 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 49'819 99.67 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 49'582 99.19 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 49'477 98.98 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 49'393 98.82 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 49'313 98.66 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 48'881 97.79 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 48'802 97.63 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 48'800 97.63 %
    more is better


    Fire Strike

    3D Mark Fire Strike Score
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 6'338 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 6'327 99.83 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 6'327 99.83 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 6'326 99.81 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 6'325 99.79 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 6'322 99.75 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 6'320 99.72 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 6'319 99.70 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 6'318 99.68 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 6'318 99.68 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 6'317 99.67 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 6'315 99.64 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 6'315 99.64 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 6'314 99.62 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 6'312 99.59 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 6'307 99.51 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 6'304 99.46 %
    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 Hero
    No Review
    		 10'146 100.79 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 10'145 100.78 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 10'144 100.77 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 10'140 100.74 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 10'135 100.69 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 10'122 100.56 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 10'120 100.54 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 10'119 100.53 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 10'117 100.51 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 10'112 100.46 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 10'109 100.43 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 10'107 100.41 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 10'103 100.37 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 10'097 100.31 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 10'092 100.26 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 10'066 100.00 %
    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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    3D Mark 11

    3D Mark 11 Total
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 9'700 101.38 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 9'696 101.34 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 9'694 101.32 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 9'691 101.29 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 9'691 101.29 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 9'690 101.28 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 9'689 101.26 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 9'684 101.21 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 9'683 101.20 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 9'677 101.14 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 9'676 101.13 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 9'674 101.11 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 9'670 101.07 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 9'668 101.05 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 9'664 101.00 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 9'651 100.86 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 9'568 100.00 %
    more is better


    CPU

    3D Mark 11 Physics
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 10'130 108.88 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 10'120 108.77 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 10'118 108.75 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 10'113 108.70 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 10'106 108.62 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 10'106 108.62 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 10'095 108.50 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 10'068 108.21 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 10'058 108.10 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 10'036 107.87 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 10'019 107.68 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 10'013 107.62 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 10'007 107.56 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 9'983 107.30 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 9'916 106.58 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    3D Mark Vantage

    3D Mark Vantage Total
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 33'057 102.49 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 33'006 102.33 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 32'925 102.08 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 32'880 101.94 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 32'877 101.93 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 32'872 101.91 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 32'869 101.90 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 32'860 101.88 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 32'847 101.84 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 32'830 101.78 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 32'818 101.75 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 32'799 101.69 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 32'788 101.65 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 32'741 101.51 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 32'740 101.50 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 32'696 101.37 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 32'255 100.00 %
    more is better


    3D Mark Vantage CPU
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 26'874 103.32 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 26'777 102.94 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 26'764 102.89 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 26'757 102.87 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 26'752 102.85 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 26'701 102.65 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 26'672 102.54 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 26'640 102.42 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 26'620 102.34 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 26'592 102.23 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 26'563 102.12 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 26'536 102.02 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 26'525 101.98 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 26'510 101.92 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 26'436 101.63 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 26'333 101.24 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 26'011 100.00 %
    more is better



    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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    PC Mark 07

    Total

    PC Mark 07 Total
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 6'175 102.02 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 6'162 101.80 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 6'155 101.69 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 6'153 101.65 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 6'152 101.64 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 6'149 101.59 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 6'145 101.52 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 6'142 101.47 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 6'133 101.32 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 6'129 101.26 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 6'129 101.26 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 6'125 101.19 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 6'124 101.17 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 6'098 100.74 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 6'077 100.40 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 6'055 100.03 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 6'053 100.00 %
    more is better


    Video playback and transcoding / Video playback
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 23.98 100.08 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 23.98 100.08 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 23.98 100.08 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 23.98 100.08 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 23.97 100.04 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 23.96 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 23.96 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 23.96 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 23.96 100.00 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 23.96 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 23.95 99.96 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 23.95 99.96 %
    more is better


    Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 113.78 103.92 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 113.69 103.84 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 113.57 103.73 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 113.49 103.65 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 113.48 103.64 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 113.30 103.48 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 113.23 103.42 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 113.05 103.25 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 112.84 103.06 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 112.80 103.02 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 112.38 102.64 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 112.34 102.60 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 111.48 101.82 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 109.49 100.00 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 108.57 99.16 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 107.88 98.53 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 107.79 98.45 %
    more is better


    Image manipulation / Image manipulation
    Review Rating
    		 Mpx/s Percent
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 25.22 104.82 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 25.16 104.57 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 25.14 104.49 %
    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 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 25.04 104.07 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 25.03 104.03 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 25.02 103.99 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 25.02 103.99 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 25.00 103.91 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 25.00 103.91 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 24.98 103.82 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 24.97 103.78 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 24.90 103.49 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 24.86 103.33 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 24.06 100.00 %
    more is better


    Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing
    Review Rating
    		 Pages/s Percent
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 25.89 110.03 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 25.66 109.05 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 25.55 108.58 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 25.41 107.99 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 25.40 107.95 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 25.38 107.86 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 25.33 107.65 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 25.31 107.56 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 25.26 107.35 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 25.14 106.84 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 25.13 106.80 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 25.07 106.54 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 25.02 106.33 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 24.70 104.97 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 24.19 102.80 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 23.53 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 21.15 89.89 %
    more is better


    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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    Arithmetic Benchmark

    SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone
    Review Rating
    		 GIPS Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 118.39 100.14 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 118.22 100.00 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 118.20 99.98 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 118.14 99.93 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 118.14 99.93 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 118.13 99.92 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 118.13 99.92 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 118.07 99.87 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 118.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 117.90 99.73 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 117.85 99.69 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 117.73 99.59 %
    more is better


    SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone
    Review Rating
    		 GFLOPS Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 90.82 101.33 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 90.70 101.19 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 90.47 100.94 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 90.39 100.86 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 90.30 100.75 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 90.29 100.74 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 90.20 100.64 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 90.10 100.52 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 90.00 100.41 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 90.00 100.41 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 90.00 100.41 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 90.00 100.41 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 90.00 100.41 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 89.91 100.31 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 89.63 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 89.62 99.99 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 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 Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 382.17 100.08 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 382'00 100.04 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 382.00 100.04 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 382.00 100.04 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 382.00 100.04 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 381.85 100.00 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 381.85 100.00 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 381.69 99.96 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 381.69 99.96 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 381.46 99.90 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 381.38 99.88 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 381.32 99.86 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 381.08 99.80 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 381.00 99.78 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 380.89 99.75 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 380.51 99.65 %
    more is better


    SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point
    Review Rating
    		 MPixels/sec Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 376.35 100.44 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 376.10 100.37 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 375.68 100.26 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 375.68 100.26 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 375.23 100.14 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 375.16 100.12 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 375.00 100.08 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 374.92 100.06 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 374.81 100.03 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 374.70 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 374.49 99.94 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 374.16 99.86 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 374.01 99.82 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 374.00 99.81 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 373.83 99.77 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 369.00 99.48 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 367.77 98.15 %
    more is better


    Crytography

    SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256
    Review Rating
    		 GB/sec Percent
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 8.92 102.29 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 8.90 102.06 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 8.89 101.95 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 8.88 101.83 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 8.88 101.83 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 8.86 101.61 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 8.85 101.49 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 8.84 101.38 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 8.74 100.23 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 8.72 100.00 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 8.71 99.89 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 8.68 99.54 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 8.67 99.43 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 7.26 83.26 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 7.26 83.26 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 7.15 82.00 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 7.13 81.77 %
    more is better


    SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256
    Review Rating
    		 GB/sec Percent
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 1.13 100.00 %
    more is better


    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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    SiSoft Sandra 2

    Memory bandwidth

    SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer
    Review Rating
    		 GB/sec Percent
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 28.00 103.24 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 27.90 102.88 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 27.88 102.80 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 27.85 102.69 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 27.84 102.65 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 27.83 102.62 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 27.83 102.62 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 27.76 102.36 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 27.42 101.11 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 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 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 23.00 84.81 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 22.90 84.44 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 22.40 82.60 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 22.37 82.49 %
    more is better


    SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point
    Review Rating
    		 GB/sec Percent
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 28.09 102.48 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 28.00 102.15 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 27.90 101.79 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 27.46 100.18 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 27.41 100.00 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 27.40 99.96 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 27.36 99.82 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 26.69 97.37 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 23.00 83.91 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 23.00 83.91 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 22.46 81.94 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 22.32 81.43 %
    more is better


    Memory latency

    SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency
    Review Rating
    		 ns Percent
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 21.3 119.25 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 21.4 118.69 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 25.4 100.00 %
    less is better more is better


    Memory and cache access

    SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access
    Review Rating
    		 GB/sec Percent
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 169.24 106.46 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 169.00 106.31 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 168.74 106.15 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 168.71 106.13 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 168.36 105.91 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 168.34 105.89 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 168.33 105.89 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 168.15 105.77 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 168.08 105.73 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 168.07 105.72 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 167.95 105.65 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 167.00 105.05 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 158.97 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 154.40 97.13 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 153.87 96.79 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 153.64 96.65 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 152.51 95.64 %
    more is better


    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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    UC Bench

    UC Bench
    Review Rating
    		 PW/sec Percent
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 889.5 100.21 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 889.1 100.17 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 889.0 100.16 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 889.0 100.16 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 888.9 100.15 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 888.8 100.14 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 888.7 100.12 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 888.7 100.12 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 888.3 100.08 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 887.6 100.00 %
    more is better



    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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    Super Pi 1M - 32M

    Super Pi 1M

    Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M
    Review Rating
    		 sec Percent
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 10.187 101.69 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 10.202 101.54 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 10.202 101.54 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 10.202 101.54 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 10.203 101.53 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 10.203 101.53 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 10.203 101.53 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 10.218 101.38 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 10.218 101.38 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 10.233 101.23 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 10.234 101.22 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 10.234 101.22 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 10.249 101.07 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 10.249 101.07 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 10.265 100.92 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 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
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 527.700 103.14 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 527.764 103.13 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 528.139 103.05 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 528.373 103.01 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 528.513 102.98 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 528.654 102.95 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 528.685 102.95 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 528.857 102.91 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 529.090 102.87 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 529.387 102.81 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 529.403 102.81 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 529.418 102.81 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 529.808 102.73 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 529.871 102.72 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 530.338 102.63 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 532.148 102.28 %
    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  



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    wPrime 1024M Multicore

    wPrime - 1024M Multi Core
    Review Rating
    		 sec Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 206.591 100.12 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 206.622 100.11 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 206.655 100.09 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 206.668 100.08 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 206.669 100.08 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 206.682 100.08 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 206.700 100.07 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 206.732 100.05 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 206.732 100.05 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 206.744 100.05 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 206.762 100.04 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 206.775 100.03 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 206.807 100.02 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 206.809 100.02 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 206.827 100.01 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 206.841 100.00 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 206.919 99.96 %
    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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    Cinebench R11.5

    Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core

    Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core
    Review Rating
    		 pts Percent
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 7.80 102.36 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 7.79 102.33 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 7.79 102.23 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 7.79 102.23 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 7.77 101.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 7.77 101.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 7.77 101.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 7.77 101.97 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 7.77 101.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 7.76 101.84 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 7.76 101.84 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 7.75 101.71 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 7.75 101.71 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 7.74 101.57 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 7.74 101.57 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 7.70 101.05 %
    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  



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    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 Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 374.96 109.21 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 372.85 108.59 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 371.01 108.06 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 370.03 107.77 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 368.42 107.30 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 366.76 106.82 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 365.75 106.53 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 364.53 106.13 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 364.46 106.15 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 356.76 103.91 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 343.34 100.00 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 339.67 98.93 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 337.56 98.32 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 336.77 98.09 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 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
    No Review
    		 75.02 101.30 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 74.91 101.15 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 74.89 101.12 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 74.86 101.08 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 74.83 101.04 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 74.80 101.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 74.78 100.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 74.77 100.96 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 74.76 100.95 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 74.74 100.92 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 74.72 100.89 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 74.48 100.57 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 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
    No Review
    		 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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    Metro Last Light

    Low resolution, low details

    Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution)
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 149.88 108.83 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 149.41 108.49 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 149.18 108.32 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 148.77 108.02 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 147.32 106.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 148.74 108.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 148.48 107.81 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 147.74 107.28 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 147.32 106.97 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 147.02 106.75 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 146.78 106.58 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 146.47 106.35 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 145.76 105.84 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 144.81 105.15 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 144.40 104.85 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 143.99 104.55 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 137.72 100.00 %
    more is better


    High resolution, high details

    Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution)
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 31.08 100.52 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 31.07 100.49 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 31.02 100.32 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 31.00 100.26 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 30.98 100.19 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 30.96 100.13 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 30.92 100.13 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 30.92 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 30.89 99.90 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 30.86 99.81 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 30.80 99.61 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 30.80 99.61 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 30.79 99.58 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 30.78 99.55 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 30.78 99.55 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 30.76 99.48 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 30.71 99.32 %
    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  



    Discuss this article in the forums [pagebreak]

    Sleeping Dogs

    Low resolution, low details

    Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution)
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 218.2 106.96 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 215.0 105.39 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 209.3 102.60 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 209.2 102.55 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 208.4 102.16 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 208.4 102.16 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 207.6 101.76 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 207.4 101.67 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 204.0 100.00 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 198.8 97.45 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 196.6 96.37 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 192.7 94.46 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 191.7 93.97 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 190.3 93.28 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 190.2 93.24 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 177.3 86.91 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 176.8 86.67 %
    more is better


    High resolution, high details

    Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution)
    Review Rating
    		 fps Percent
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 45.4 101.79 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 45.2 101.35 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 45.2 101.35 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 45.1 101.12 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 45.0 100.90 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 45.0 100.90 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 45.0 100.90 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 44.8 100.45 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 44.7 100.22 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 44.6 100.00 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 44.5 99.78 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 43.6 97.76 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 43.5 97.53 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 43.4 97.31 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 43.4 97.31 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 43.2 92.31 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 42.9 96.19 %
    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
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    Power Consumption

    Idle

    Idle
    Review Rating
    		 Watt Percent
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 56 107.14 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 56 107.14 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 57 105.26 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 58 103.45 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 59 101.69 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 59 101.69 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 59 101.69 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 59 101.69 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 59 101.69 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 60 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 61 98.36 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 61 98.36 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 61 98.36 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 64 93.75 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 65 92.31 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 65 92.31 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 69 86.96 %
    less is better more is better


    Load

    Load
    Review Rating
    		 Watt Percent
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 102 103.92 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 104 101.92 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 105 100.95 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 105 100.95 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 105 100.95 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 105 100.95 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 106 100.00 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 106 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 108 98.15 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 108 98.15 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 111 95.50 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 112 94.64 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 112 94.64 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 114 92.98 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 116 91.38 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 117 90.60 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 119 89.08 %
    less is better more is better



    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
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 103.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 102.80 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 102.79 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 102.36 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 102.35 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 102.23 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 102.13 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 102.19 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 101.92 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 101.79 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 101.71 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 101.68 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 101.68 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 101.55 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 101.38 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 101.29 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 100.00 %
    more is better


    2D Benchmarks
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 102.93 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 102.79 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 102.75 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 102.75 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 102.54 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 102.43 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 102.38 %
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 102.38 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 102.35 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 102.28 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 102.19 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 101.92 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 100.06 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 100.00 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 99.52 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 99.27 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 98.91 %
    more is better


    Performance per Watt
    Review Rating
    		 Percent
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    No Review
    		 96.80 %
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    No Review
    		 96.81 %
    ASUS Z87-A
    No Review
    		 98.73 %
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    No Review
    		 100.00 %
    ASUS Z87-Plus
    No Review
    		 100.75 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    No Review
    		 100.99 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    No Review
    		 101.40 %
    ASUS Sabertooth Z87
    No Review
    		 102.10 %
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
    No Review
    		 102.37 %
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
    No Review
    		 102.40 %
    ASUS Z87-Expert
    No Review
    		 104.26 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    No Review
    		 104.64 %
    ASRock Z87M OC Formula
    No Review
    		 106.71 %
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    No Review
    		 107.77 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe
    No Review
    		 111.72 %
    ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
    No Review
    		 111.72 %
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    No Review
    		 112.15 %
    less is better


    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

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    ASRock Z87M OC Formula

    n/A
    ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional

    n/A
    ASRock Z87M Extreme4
    n/A
    ASUS Gryphon Z87
    n/A
    ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
    n/A
    ASUS Maximus VI Gene
    n/A
    ASUS Maximus VI Hero
    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
    Gigabyte Z87X-OC
    n/A
    Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H

    n/A
    Intel DZ87KLT-75K
    n/A
    n/A
    MSI Z87 MPower Max
    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   + -
    The first impression the Z87X-OC from Gigabyte leaves, makes us want more. We like the individual design of this board, which actually follows the original X58A-OC as well as the Z77X-UD7.
    The Z87X-OC is a motherboard that really targets extreme overclockers, but nevertheless Gigabyte succeeded in crafting a product that is equally attractive to the guys handling LN2 or watercooling/aircooling setups. Both worlds will be able to squeeze the maximum out of their systems using this board.     		  - Design
    - 4 x PCI-Express 3.0 Slots
    - onboard standard USB ports
    - Price     		 
           
    Layout   + -
    Basically the Gigabyte Z87X-OC's Layout has been very well thought. Once more practical are the angled SATA connectors as well as the power- and reset-buttons. There is also a debug display which is very useful in case you should have issues with a component in your system or the board itself. Right next to the SATA ports you find two standard USB ports which are very practical during overclocking. Should you own a case where the front USB ports are connected with a standard USB cable instead of an onboard USB 3.0 connector, then you don't have to route this cable to the I/O panel anymore. Even the placement of the PCI-Express x16 is well chosen. There is a total of four of these slots. Between two slots there is always one empty slot. We think this is a good number of PCI Express x16 slots for an overclocking/gaming motherboard altough most gamers will never use four graphics cards in their build. But still it leaves you with plenty of options if you want to plug in other expansion cards. Overclockers will also like the voltage readouts as well as the OC Brace.   - Angled SATA connectors - Power/Reset-Button onboard
    - Debug display
    - Space around the CPU socket - Voltage readouts - OC Buttons    		  
           
    Performance   + -
    A closer look at our average performance values regarding 3D as well as 2D shows that we can find this board concerning 3D on the fourth spot and when it comes to 2D the Gigabyte Z87X-OC can be found in the center span of our comparison tables. Overall we see that this board, when compared with offers from competitors, is doing really well, when it comes to 3D tasks, while it could do a bit better regarding 2D. Furthermore there are no performance glitches with this board and you wont find any weird surprises regarding performance. Another aspect where this board does surprisingly well is the power consumption part of this review. We see that this board is able to score in the top half of our leaderboard. For an overclocking motherboard with plenty of features, this is a great result.   - 3D Performance
    - Power Consumption    		  
           
    Overclocking / BIOS   + -
    The Z87X-OC is the brainchild of Gigabyte's overclocker "HiCookie". If you load the BIOS for the first time this becomes very clear. The first thing you'll see is a splash screen where you find most of the settings relevant for overclocking. Furthermore there are lots of different presets which make overclocking easier for unexperienced users. Overall the BIOS is excellent and it's a joy working with this board.  

    - Well structured BIOS - Overclocking Features


     

    		  
           
    Recommendation   + -
    If you're looking for an excellent motherboard for overclocking, then the Gigabyte Z87X-OC is the perfect choice. Furthermore Gigabyte somehow manages to hit an exceptional price point, which makes this board even more interesting. Everything together this is one of the very few boards to achive our five star award.   - Overclocking
    - Gaming PC
    - Enthusiast    		  
           
    Rating
    We give the Gigabyte Z87X-OC excellent five out of five 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  


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    Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch