ASUS Maximus VI Hero Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 05.07.13
With the Hero ASUS expands their high-end gaming line - Maximus VI line-up - by another model, which has gamers and enthusiasts in the crosshair that don't want to spend too much money on decent hardware. Obviously, the Maximus VI Hero is based on the Z87 chipset, comes with ASUS ROG color scheme and you'll also find ASUS ROG BIOS, which is always great if you want to tweak your settings.



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The Maximus VI Hero is ASUS' entry-level overclocking motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset. Therefore we're really curious what they've come up with from the layout and design as well as feature perspective.

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 Z87
Memory Dual Channel DDR3, 4 x DIMM, Max. 32 GB DDR3, 2800 (OC) / 2600 (OC) / 2400 (OC) / 2200 OC / 2133 (OC) / 1866 (OC) / 1600 / 1333 / 1066 Non-ECC,Un-buffered
Multi-GPU
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology
  • Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology
Slots
  • 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8)
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black)
  • 3 x PCIe 2.0 x1
Sound ROG SupremeFX 8-Channel Audio
  • SupremeFX Shielding Technology
  • ELNA Premium Audio Capacitors
  • Front DAC playback Signal-toNoise Ratio: 112dB
  • ADC recording Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 104dB
  • Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Optical SPDIF out port at back panel
 
Storage Intel Z87 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), yellow
  • Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Intel Rapid Storage Torechnology 12 support
  • Supports Intel Dynamic Storage Accelerator, Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology
ASMedia ASM1061 controller
  • 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), dark brown
Network
  • Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x USB 3.0 connector support additional 2 USB 3.0 port (19-pin)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 USB 2.0 port
  • 8 x SATA 6Gb/s connector
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan connector
  • 1 x 4-pin CPU Optional Fan connector
  • 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan connector
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector
  • 1 x System panel (Q-Connector)
  • 1 x MemOK! button
  • 1 x TPU switch
  • 1 x EPU switch
  • 1 x Power-on switch
  • 1 x Reset switch
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x DirectKey button
  • 1 x TPM header
  • DRCT (DirectKey) header
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
  • 4 x USB 3.0
  • 4 x USB 2.0
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 6 x Audio jack
  • 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button
Forfactor ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
BIOS Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS)


   


 



Regarding the delivery you'll find everything you need. Under certain circumstances you might wish there was an additional SLI or CrossFire bridge in the delivery.


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

Extreme Engine Digi+ III

 Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages while being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan.

 

ASUS Fan Xpert 2

 ASUS Fan Xpert 2 provides customizable settings for fans that have been attached directly to the onboard fan headers. With the Fan Auto Tuning feature, ASUS Fan Xpert 2 automatically detects and tweaks all fan speeds and in the end reduces unwanted noise.
 

EPU

 EPU automatically detects the current system load and moderates power usage. It offers a system-wide energy optimization and is able to reduce fan noise.
 

TPU

 As soon as one activates the TPU this chips monitors all possible voltages and clock speeds using the according software. The difference to the EPU is that TPU will provide as much performance as possible. Therefore it can increase clock speeds and voltages.
   

ROG RAM Disk

 RAMDisk reserves part of system memory and turns it into actual storage space, so you can place favorite app and game cache files in it to enjoy high-speed RAM performance while accessing them.


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 ASUS Maximus VI Hero looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the ROG-colors - red, black and white - suite nicely and together with the black PCB it becomes a beautiful product. 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 connector which have been angled by 90 degrees allow an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.



The ASUS Maximus VI Hero comes with a digital 8+2 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "Black Metallic Chokes". Furthermore those chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase. These can resist temperatures ranging from -70°C to +125°C. This makes the power desing even better for extreme overclocking where extremely low temperatures around the CPU socket can be reached.



Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus VI Hero. Officially supported are DDR3 2800 (OC), 2666 (OC), 2600(OC), 2400 (OC), 2200 (OC), 2133 (OC), 2000 (OC), 1866 (OC), 1600, 1333 and 1066 MHz. There is engough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with big heatspreaders. Also supported are Xtreme Memory Profiles (XMP) in version 1.3.



On the Maximus VI Hero the southbridge is being cooled by a passive cooling block. A closer look at the area where the power VRMs are shows that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a heatpipe. If you know the more expensive overclocking boards from ASUS you quite often find PLX bridge chips. In order to achieve a lower price point ASUS did not equip this board with such a chip.

  


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 ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Hero with eight angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six out of eight SATA III ports are natively wired to the Z87 PCH. The two additional SATA 6Gbps ports are wired to an ASMedia ASM1061 chip. You'll also find practical onboard power- and reset-buttons in the top right corner of the board. There is also a debug display. What you don't get with this overclocking board are voltage read-out points. This was another measure to further push the price of this board down.

 


Totally you'll find five fan header on the Maximus VI Hero which is enough, to provide a well equipped high-end or overclocking-system with fresh air. The fan headers are located around the CPU socket as spread over the motherboard.

  


Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Hero 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 as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Furtheremore you'll also a clear CMOS button.



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

ASUS was the first motherboard manufacturer that introduced the new UEFI BIOS back in the days and since that day not much has changed. There have been some minor changes here and there but didn't touch the basic layout or Design. Since it's great anyway since day one, why should they. The interface is easy to understand and also childrens play to use. Special about the BIOS of ASUS ROG boards is the fact that there are quite a few additional settings to squeeze the last bit of performance out of the board and to also make the board work better under extreme cold.

   


   


   


   


   


   



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 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
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
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
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
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  



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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
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
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
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
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
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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
6'125 101.19 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
 6'124 101.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 6'098 100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
 6'077 100.40 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
 6'055 100.03 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
 6'053 100.00 %
more is better


Video playback and transcoding / Video playback
Review Rating
 fps Percent
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
 23.98 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
 23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
 23.98 100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
No Review
 23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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  



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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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  



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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
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
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  



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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
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
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
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  



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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
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
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
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
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
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

Geizhals.eu

Toppreise
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 Maximus VI Hero from ASUS leaves makes us want more. Once again we like the ROG design, which meanwhile belongs to the evergreens in the industry. Overall this board comes with quite a decent feature mix and especially the price of (today) 172 Euro (est. CHF 206-) is really attractive. Basically this board offers everything to set up an entry level overclocking rig and since you get the ROG BIOS there are plenty of overclocking friendly settings users can play with.   - Design
- Layout
- Price		  
       
Layout   + -
Basically the ASUS Maximus VI Hero'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. Even the placement of the PCI-Express x16 is very well chosen. Between the first and the second PCI Express 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 generally a lot of space on this board since, it hasn't been squeezed to the rim with features. Basically this is another advantage of a "not so pricy" board. Should you use this board for extreme overclocking, then you'll find it easy to isolate. Are you a gamer and you want to install a big CPU cooler, then there is plenty of space to even install todays bigges air coolers.   - Angled SATA connectors - Power/Reset-Button onboard
- Debug display
- Space around the CPU socket		  
       
Performance   + -
Let's first have closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board comes in on top of bottom third. Concerning the average of all 2D benchmarks we ran, this board reaches overall third spot, which is really a good result. But what looks like kind of a solid overall result at a first glance, changes a bit, when we dig deeper into the individual results. In this case we see that this board is either somewhere in the top rankings or somewhere in the bottom third. Nevertheless we hope that future BIOS updates will level performance a bit. On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we clearly see that we have a board here that has not been equipped with too many additional chips, which in the end means, that power consumption is moderate.   - 3DMark Fire Strike
- 3DMark Vantage
- Sandra
- SuperPi 32M		 - 3DMark Ice Storm
- SuperPi 1M
- Cinebench
- Bioshock High
- Metro Last Light High
- Sleeping Dogs High
       
Overclocking / BIOS   + -
As you might have expected from ASUS you get an excellent BIOS which offers not only a boatload of tuning and tweaking options but is also very easy to use. The ROG themed BIOS always comes with a bit more of a technical touch but it is still very well structured and it won't take long until one understands what's where.   - Clear arrangement - Sheer amount of options  
       
Recommendation   + -
Should you be looking for an ASUS ROG motherboard, which comes at a very decent price point, then there is no way around the Maximus VI Hero. ASUS finally introduced an ATX ROG board for small budgets, and we have to say it's quite a decent board. It offers everything you need to squeeze even the last bit of performance out of your system and even for gamers it offers a decent features mix.   - Overclocking
- Gaming		  
       
Rating
We give the ASUS Maximus VI Hero 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  


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Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch