ASUS Maximus VI Extreme Review
Category : Z87
Published by Marc Büchel on 19.08.13
The Maximus VI Extreme, is ASUS' new flagship overclocking and gaming motherboard regarding Intels latest Z87 chipset. Next to a never-ending feature list there is obviously the ROG design, which is an evergreen in the industry. Apart from that we're curious to see how this thing performs, compared to 20 other boards.



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The Maximus VI Extreme is ASUS' High-End 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, 3000(O.C.) / 2933(O.C.) / 2800(O.C.) / 2666(O.C.) / 2600(O.C.) / 2500(O.C.) / 2400(O.C.) / 2200(O.C.) / 2133(O.C.) / 2000(O.C.) / 1866(O.C.) / 1800(O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory
Multi-GPU
  • Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology
  • Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology
Slots
  • 5 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8 or x8/x16/x8 or x8/x16/x8/x8)
  • 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4
  • 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1
Sound Realtek ALC1150 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC
  • Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
  • Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection
  • Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel
 
Storage Intel Z87 chipset
  • 6 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
  • 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
  • 4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red
Network
  • Intel I217V Gigabit LAN
  • Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Supports dual band frequency 2.4/5 GHz
  • Bluetooth V4.0, Bluetooth V3.0+HS
OC Panel
  • 2.6 " LCM display
  • Extreme/Normal mode switch
Extreme Mode for subzero OC benching
  • VGA Hotwire
  • Subzero Sense
  • Slow Mode
  • Pause Switch
  • VGA SMB header
  • ProbeIt
  • 4 x 4-pin extra fan connectors
Normal Mode for in-chassis usage:
  • CPU Level Up OC button
  • FanSpeed control button
  • LCM backlight on/off button
I/O Ports
  • Power: 1 x SATA power connector
  • ROG_EXT port: 1 x 18-1 pin data connection port
Internal Connectors
  • 1 x USB 3.0 connector supports additional 2 USB 3.0 ports
  • 3 x USB 2.0 connectors support additional 6 USB 2.0 port
  • 10 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
  • 1 x CPU Fan connector
  • 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector
  • 3 x Chassis Fan connectors
  • 3 x Optional Fan connectors
  • 1 x S/PDIF out header
  • 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector
  • 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  • 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector
  • 1 x 6-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector
  • 1 x 4-pin EZ_PLUG Power connector
  • 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
  • 1 x System panel
  • 1 x DirectKey Button
  • 1 x DRCT header
  • 1 x MemOK! button
  • 1 x Slow Mode switch
  • 10 x ProbeIt Measurement Points
  • 3 x Thermal sensor connectors
  • 1 x LN2 Mode header
  • 1 x Power-on button
  • 1 x Reset button
  • 1 x BIOS Switch button
  • 1 x FastBoot switch
  • 1 x ROG extension (ROG_EXT) header
  • 1 x mPCIe Combo II connector
Extrenal Connectors
  • 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
  • 1 x DisplayPort
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x LAN (RJ45) port
  • 6 x USB 3.0 (blue)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect)
  • 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
  • 6 x Audio jacks
  • 1 x Clear CMOS button
  • 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch
Forfactor ATX (30.5cm x 24.4cm)
BIOS Bios (64 Mb flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS)


   


 


 


OC Panel Kit:


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.

 

OC Panel

The "Batman Tool" also known as "OC Panel" is an external device, which is perfect for overclocking and monitoring your own system.
  • Extreme OC Gadgets
    • VGA SMB
    • Subzero Sense
    • VGA Hotwire
    • VGA ProbeIt
    • Pause Switch
    • Gain the access to the key frequencies and voltages
    • Gain the access to the LN2 Mode and Slow Mode Switch
    • Provide 4 additional full speed fan headers
    • Physical Start (Power On) and Reset button
  • For Everyday Usage
    • Featuring quick access to the system status
    • POST Debug LED
    • Hardware Monitor
    • Fan Profiles Switching
    • Instant access to CPU Level Up
 

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.
   

mPCIE Combo II

The mPCIe Combo II Slot can be equipped with several different expansion cards. In this case it doens't matter if you use a WiFi/Bluetooth module or even a new M.2(NGFF) SSD.
   

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  
[pagebreak]

Layout

At a first glance the ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 connectors which have been angled by 90 degrees allows an easy installation of oversized graphics cards.



The ASUS Maximus VI Extreme comes with a digital 8+2 phase power design. The CPU gets eight phases and the memory gets a stable current supply from two individual phases. Furthermore ASUS equips this board with their so called "BlackWing Chokes". Furthermore those chokes can cope with up to 60A per phase. Furthermore there are 10K Black Metallic Capacitors, which have an average life expectancy of 10'000 hours.

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

On the Maximus VI Extreme the southbridge is being cooled by a passiv cooling block. A closer look at the area where the VRM is, shows that there are two additional heatsinks, which have been connected with a heatpipe. In case of this board you find a PLX bridge chip, which also received an additonal heatsink to keep temperatures low. ASUS equipped this board with a PEX8747 chip. This particular model offers 48 additional lanes which means that a  x8/x16/x8/x8-configuration is possible.

  


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]

Connectors and I/O

Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Extreme with ten angled SATA ports. All ports offer 6Gbps bandwidth and six out of ten SATA III ports are natively wired to the Z87 PCH. The four additional SATA 6Gbps ports are wired to two 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. You will also find voltage read-out points on this board. Furthermore ASUS has put quite a few additional features into the OC Panel, which we outlined on page 3. What you can find in this area of the board too is a DIP switch to activate/deactivate the different PCI Express x16 slots.

 

Totally you'll find nine fan header on the Maximus VI Extreme which is more than 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. ASUS decided to use 4-pin PWM headers in all nine cases. Therefore it is possible to adjust rotation speed in the BIOS or in Windows.

  

Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus VI Extreme with one PS2 mouse/keyboard connector, six USB 3.0/2.0 ports, two USB 2.0/1.1 ports, one gigabit ethernet port, an HDMI connector, a DisplayPort out as well as an optical out and an analogue audio panel. Furtheremore you'll also a clear CMOS button and a ROG Connect switch.



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]

BIOS

ASUS was the first motherboard manufacturer that introduced graphical UEFI BIOS back in the days and since that day not much has changed. There have been some minor changes here and there but ASUS 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. Apart from that ASUS deleted the splash screen you find with the non-ROG boards. Instead, if you access the BIOS, you get redirected to the overclocking features directly.

   


   


   


   


   


   



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 Z87 OC Formula
  • ASRock Z87M Extreme4
  • ASRock Z87M OC Formula
  • ASUS Gryphon Z87
  • ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
  • ASUS Maximus VI Formula
  • ASUS Maximus VI Gene
  • ASUS Maximus VI Hero
  • ASUS Maximus VI Impact
  • ASUS Sabertooth Z87
  • ASUS Z87-A
  • ASUS Z87-Deluxe
  • ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
  • ASUS Z87-Expert
  • ASUS Z87-Plus
  • ASUS Z87I-Pro
  • 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  
[pagebreak]

Preview / Gallery

Product Picture Link to Gallery
   

ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional

   

ASRock Z87 OC Formula

   

ASRock Z87M Extreme4

   

ASRock Z87M OC Formula

   

ASUS Gryphon Z87

   

ASUS Maximus VI Extreme

   

ASUS Maximus VI Formula

   

ASUS Maximus VI Gene

   

ASUS Maximus VI Hero

   

ASUS Maximus VI Impact

   

ASUS Sabertooth Z87

   

ASUS Z87-A

   

ASUS Z87-Deluxe

   

ASUS Deluxe Dual

   

ASUS Z87-Expert

   

ASUS Z87-Plus

   

ASUS Z87I-Pro

   

Gigabyte 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  
[pagebreak]

3D Mark

Ice Storm

3D Mark Ice Storm Score
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 153'524 107.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
152'141 106.07 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
151'761 105.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
151'740 105.80 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
151'732 105.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 150'951 105.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
150'751 105.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
149'601 104.30 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
149'207 104.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
148'647 103.64 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
148'605 103.61 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
147'814 103.06 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
147'546 102.87 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
147'490 102.83 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
147'120 102.57 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
146'682 102.27 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
146'081 101.85 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
146'066 101.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 146'005 101.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
145'788 101.65 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
143'428 100.00 %
more is better


Ice Storm Physics

3D Mark Ice Storm Physics Score
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 53'077 106.19 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
52'920 105.87 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
52'001 104.03 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
51'963 103.96 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
51'870 103.77 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
51'770 103.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 51'324 102.68 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
50'729 101.49 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
50'586 101.20 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
50'537 101.10 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
50'117 100.26 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
49'985 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
49'819 99.67 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
49'615 99.26 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
49'582 99.19 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
49'477 98.98 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
49'393 98.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
49'313 98.66 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 48'881 97.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
48'802 97.63 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
48'800 97.63 %
more is better


Fire Strike

3D Mark Fire Strike Score
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
6'338 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
6'338 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 6'327 99.83 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
6'327 99.83 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
6'326 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 6'325 99.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
6'322 99.75 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
6'320 99.72 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
6'319 99.70 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
6'318 99.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
6'318 99.68 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
6'317 99.67 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
6'317 99.67 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
6'315 99.64 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
6'315 99.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 6'314 99.62 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
6'312 99.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
6'309 99.54 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
6'307 99.51 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
6'304 99.46 %
more is better


Fire Strike Physics

3D Mark Fire Strike Physics Score
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
10'152 100.85 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
10'148 100.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10'146 100.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
10'145 100.78 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
10'144 100.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
10'140 100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
10'135 100.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
10'122 100.56 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10'120 100.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 10'119 100.53 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
10'117 100.51 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
10'112 100.46 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
10'109 100.43 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'107 100.41 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
10'103 100.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'103 100.37 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
10'097 100.31 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
10'092 100.26 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
10'089 100.23 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
10'066 100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
10'053 99.87 %
more is better



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]

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 Z87I-Pro
No Review
9'691 101.29 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
9'691 101.29 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
9'691 101.29 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
9'690 101.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
9'689 101.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
9'684 101.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
9'683 101.20 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
9'683 101.20 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
9'678 101.15 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
9'677 101.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 9'676 101.13 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
9'674 101.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 9'670 101.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 Z87I-Pro
No Review
10'109 108.65 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
10'106 108.62 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
10'106 108.62 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10'095 108.50 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
10'091 108.46 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
10'068 108.21 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
10'058 108.10 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10'036 107.87 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10'019 107.68 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10'018 107.67 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
10'013 107.62 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
10'007 107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
9'983 107.30 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
9'916 106.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
9'885 106.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 9'882 106.21 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
9'304 100.00 %
more is better


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]

3D Mark Vantage

3D Mark Vantage Total
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 33'057 102.49 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
33'006 102.33 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
32'925 102.08 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
32'916 102.05 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
32'880 101.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
32'877 101.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
32'872 101.91 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
32'869 101.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 32'860 101.88 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 32'847 101.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
32'831 101.79 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
32'830 101.78 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
32'825 101.77 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
32'818 101.75 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
32'799 101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
32'788 101.65 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
32'741 101.51 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
32'740 101.50 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
32'696 101.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
32'657 101.25 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
32'255 100.00 %
more is better


3D Mark Vantage CPU
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
26'874 103.32 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
26'870 103.30 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
26'783 102.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 26'777 102.94 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
26'764 102.89 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
26'757 102.87 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
26'752 102.85 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
26'719 102.72 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
26'701 102.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 26'672 102.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
26'670 102.53 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
26'640 102.42 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
26'620 102.34 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
26'592 102.23 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
26'563 102.12 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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
Page 13 - SiSoft Sandra 1  
[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 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
6'156 101.70 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
6'155 101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 6'153 101.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 6'152 101.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
6'150 101.60 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
6'149 101.59 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
6'145 101.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
6'142 101.47 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
6'135 101.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 6'133 101.32 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
6'129 101.26 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
6'129 101.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
6'128 101.24 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
6'125 101.19 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
6'124 101.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
6'098 100.74 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
6'077 100.40 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
6'055 100.03 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
6'053 100.00 %
more is better


Video playback and transcoding / Video playback
Review Rating
fps Percent
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
23.98 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
23.98 100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
23.98 100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
23.97 100.04 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
23.97 100.04 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
23.97 100.04 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
23.97 100.04 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
23.96 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
23.96 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
23.96 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
23.95 99.96 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
23.95 99.96 %
more is better


Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9
Review Rating
fps Percent
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
113.78 103.92 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
113.69 103.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
113.62 103.77 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
113.57 103.73 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
113.49 103.65 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
113.48 103.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 113.30 103.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
113.23 103.42 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
113.11 103.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
113.11 103.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 113.05 103.25 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
112.99 103.20 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
112.84 103.06 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
112.80 103.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
112.38 102.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 112.34 102.60 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
111.48 101.82 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
109.49 100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
108.57 99.16 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
107.88 98.53 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
107.79 98.45 %
more is better


Image manipulation / Image manipulation
Review Rating
Mpx/s Percent
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
25.22 104.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
25.16 104.57 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
25.15 104.53 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 25.14 104.49 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
25.12 104.41 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
25.12 104.41 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
25.10 104.32 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
25.05 104.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
25.05 104.11 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
25.04 104.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.03 104.03 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
25.03 104.03 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
25.02 103.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
25.02 103.99 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
25.00 103.91 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
25.00 103.91 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
24.98 103.82 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
24.97 103.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 24.90 103.49 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 24.86 103.33 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
24.06 100.00 %
more is better


Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing
Review Rating
Pages/s Percent
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
25.89 110.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
25.66 109.05 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 25.55 108.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
25.42 108.03 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
25.41 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
25.40 107.95 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
25.38 107.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
25.38 107.86 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
25.38 107.86 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
25.33 107.65 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 25.31 107.56 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
25.26 107.35 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
25.25 107.31 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
25.14 106.84 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 25.13 106.80 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
25.07 106.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
25.02 106.33 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
24.70 104.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
24.19 102.80 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
23.53 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
21.15 89.89 %
more is better


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

Arithmetic Benchmark

SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone
Review Rating
GIPS Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 118.39 100.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
118.31 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
118.22 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
118.20 99.98 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
118.15 99.94 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 118.14 99.93 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
118.14 99.93 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
118.13 99.92 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
118.13 99.92 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
118.07 99.87 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
118.00 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 117.90 99.73 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
117.85 99.69 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
117.73 99.59 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone
Review Rating
GFLOPS Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 90.82 101.33 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
90.70 101.19 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
90.48 100.95 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
90.47 100.94 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
90.39 100.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
90.36 100.81 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
90.30 100.75 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
90.29 100.74 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
90.20 100.64 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
90.10 100.52 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
90.08 100.50 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
90.00 100.41 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
90.00 100.41 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
89.91 100.31 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
89.63 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 89.62 99.99 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
89.32 99.65 %
more is better


Multimedia

SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer
Review Rating
MPixels/sec Percent
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
382.26 100.11 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
382.20 100.28 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
382.17 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
382'00 100.04 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
382.00 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 382.00 100.04 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
382.00 100.04 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
381.92 100.02 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
381.91 100.02 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
381.85 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
381.85 100.00 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
381.69 99.96 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
381.69 99.96 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 381.46 99.90 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
381.38 99.88 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
381.32 99.86 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
381.08 99.80 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
381.00 99.78 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
381.00 99.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 380.89 99.75 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
380.51 99.65 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point
Review Rating
MPixels/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 376.35 100.44 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
376.10 100.37 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
375.68 100.26 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
375.68 100.26 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
375.23 100.14 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
375.21 100.14 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
375.16 100.12 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
375.00 100.08 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
374.92 100.06 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
374.81 100.03 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
374.77 100.02 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
374.70 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
374.64 99.98 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
374.58 99.97 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 374.49 99.94 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
374.16 99.86 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 Maximus VI Formula
No Review
8.93 102.41 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
8.92 102.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 8.90 102.06 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
8.90 102.06 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
8.89 101.95 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
8.89 101.95 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
8.88 101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
8.88 101.83 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
8.86 101.61 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
8.85 101.49 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
8.84 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
8.74 100.23 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
8.72 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
8.71 99.89 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
8.68 99.54 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
8.67 99.43 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
8.65 99.20 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 7.26 83.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 7.26 83.26 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
7.15 82.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
7.13 81.77 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256
Review Rating
GB/sec Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
1.13 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
1.13 100.00 %
more is better


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

SiSoft Sandra 2

Memory bandwidth

SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer
Review Rating
GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
28.03 103.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
28.01 103.28 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
28.00 103.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 27.90 102.88 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
27.88 102.80 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
27.85 102.69 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
27.84 102.65 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
27.83 102.62 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
27.83 102.62 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
27.76 102.36 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
27.42 101.11 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
27.35 100.85 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
27.31 100.70 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
27.12 100.00 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
26.84 98.97 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
26.83 98.93 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 84.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 22.90 84.44 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
22.40 82.60 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
22.37 82.49 %
more is better


SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point
Review Rating
GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
28.21 102.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
28.19 102.85 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
28.12 102.59 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
28.09 102.48 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
28.00 102.15 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
27.90 101.79 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
27.46 100.18 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
27.41 100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
27.40 99.96 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
27.36 99.82 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
26.72 97.48 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
26.69 97.37 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 23.00 83.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 23.00 83.91 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
22.46 81.94 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
22.32 81.43 %
more is better


Memory latency

SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency
Review Rating
ns Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
21.2 119.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
21.3 119.25 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
21.3 119.25 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
21.4 118.69 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
25.4 100.00 %
less is better more is better


Memory and cache access

SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access
Review Rating
GB/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
169.28 106.49 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
169.24 106.46 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
169.00 106.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
168.90 106.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 168.74 106.15 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
168.71 106.13 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
168.62 106.07 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
168.36 105.91 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
168.34 105.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
168.33 105.89 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
168.15 105.77 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
168.08 105.73 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
168.07 105.72 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
167.95 105.65 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
167.86 105.59 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
167.00 105.05 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
158.97 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 154.40 97.13 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 153.87 96.79 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
153.64 96.65 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
152.51 95.64 %
more is better


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

UC Bench

UC Bench
Review Rating
PW/sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
889.7 100.24 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
889.5 100.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
889.4 100.20 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
889.1 100.17 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
889.0 100.16 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
889.0 100.16 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
888.9 100.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
888.8 100.14 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
888.7 100.12 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
888.7 100.12 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
888.3 100.08 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
887.6 100.00 %
more is better



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

Super Pi 1M - 32M

Super Pi 1M

Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M
Review Rating
sec Percent
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
10.187 101.69 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
10.187 101.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
10.202 101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 10.202 101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
10.202 101.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
10.202 101.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 10.203 101.53 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
10.203 101.53 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
10.203 101.53 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
10.218 101.38 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
10.218 101.38 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
10.218 101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
10.218 101.38 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
10.233 101.23 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
10.234 101.22 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
10.234 101.22 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
10.249 101.07 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
10.249 101.07 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 10.265 100.92 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
10.265 100.92 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
10.359 100.00 %
less is better more is better

Super Pi 32M

Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M
Review Rating
sec Percent
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
527.499 103.18 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
527.700 103.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 527.764 103.13 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
528.139 103.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
528.373 103.01 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
528.513 102.98 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
528.607 102.96 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
528.654 102.95 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 528.685 102.95 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
528.857 102.91 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
529.090 102.87 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
529.387 102.81 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
529.403 102.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
529.418 102.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
529.449 102.80 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
529.777 102.74 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 529.808 102.73 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
529.871 102.72 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
530.338 102.63 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
532.148 102.28 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
544.270 100.00 %
less is better more is better


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

wPrime 1024M Multicore

wPrime - 1024M Multi Core
Review Rating
sec Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
206.545 100.14 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
206.576 100.13 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
206.577 100.12 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 206.591 100.12 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
206.622 100.11 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
206.655 100.09 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 206.668 100.08 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
206.669 100.08 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
206.682 100.08 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 206.700 100.07 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
206.732 100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
206.732 100.05 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
206.744 100.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
206.762 100.04 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
206.775 100.03 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
206.807 100.02 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
206.809 100.02 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
206.827 100.01 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
206.827 100.01 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
206.841 100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
206.919 99.96 %
more is better more is better



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

Cinebench R11.5

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core

Cinebench R11.5 - Multi Core
Review Rating
pts Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
7.80 102.36 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
7.80 102.36 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
7.79 102.33 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
7.79 102.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 7.79 102.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
7.78 102.10 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
7.77 101.97 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
7.77 101.97 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
7.76 101.84 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
7.76 101.84 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
7.75 101.71 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
7.75 101.71 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
7.74 101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 7.74 101.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 7.70 101.05 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
7.62 100.00 %
less is better more is better



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

Bioshock: Infinite

Low resolution, low details

Bioshock: Infinite (low resolution, low details)
Review Rating
fps Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
381.27 111.05 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
379.88 110.64 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
379.68 110.58 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
375.71 109.43 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
374.96 109.21 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 372.85 108.59 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 371.01 108.06 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
370.03 107.77 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
368.42 107.30 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
366.76 106.82 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 365.75 106.53 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
364.53 106.13 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
364.46 106.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
360.68 105.05 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
356.76 103.91 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
354.00 103.10 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
343.34 100.00 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
339.67 98.93 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
337.56 98.32 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
336.77 98.09 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
326.77 95.17 %
more is better


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 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
74.85 101.07 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
74.84 101.05 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
74.83 101.04 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
74.80 101.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 74.78 100.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
74.77 100.96 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 74.76 100.95 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
74.74 100.92 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
74.72 100.89 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
74.48 100.57 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
74.46 100.54 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
74.43 100.50 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 74.29 100.31 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
74.18 100.16 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
74.06 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
74.04 99.97 %
more is better



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

Metro Last Light

Low resolution, low details

Metro Last Light (low details, low resolution)
Review Rating
fps Percent
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
149.88 108.83 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
149.41 108.49 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
149.18 108.32 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
148.77 108.02 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
147.32 106.97 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
148.74 108.00 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
147.74 108.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
148.73 107.99 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
148.48 107.81 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
148.47 107.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 147.32 106.97 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
147.02 106.75 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 146.78 106.58 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
146.47 106.35 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 145.76 105.84 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
145.15 105.40 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
144.81 105.15 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
144.40 104.85 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
143.99 104.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
142.28 103.31 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
137.72 100.00 %
more is better


High resolution, high details

Metro Last Light (high details, high resolution)
Review Rating
fps Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
31.37 101.46 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
31.08 100.52 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
31.07 100.49 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
31.02 100.32 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
31.00 100.26 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
30.99 100.23 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
30.98 100.19 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
30.98 100.19 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
30.96 100.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
30.92 100.13 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
30.92 100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
30.89 99.90 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
30.86 99.81 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
30.81 99.64 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
30.80 99.61 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
30.80 99.61 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
30.79 99.58 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 30.78 99.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 30.78 99.55 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
30.76 99.48 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 30.71 99.32 %
more is better



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

Sleeping Dogs

Low resolution, low details

Sleeping Dog (low details, low resolution)
Review Rating
fps Percent
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
226.2 110.89 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
218.2 106.96 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
215.0 105.39 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
209.3 102.60 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
209.2 102.55 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 208.4 102.16 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
208.4 102.16 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
207.6 101.76 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 207.4 101.67 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
205.8 100.88 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
204.0 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
198.8 97.45 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
196.6 96.37 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
192.7 94.46 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
191.7 93.97 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
190.3 93.28 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
190.2 93.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
183.4 89.90 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 177.3 86.91 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
176.8 86.67 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
174.8 85.69 %
more is better


High resolution, high details

Sleeping Dogs (high details, high resolution)
Review Rating
fps Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 45.4 101.79 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
45.2 101.35 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
45.1 101.12 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
45.0 100.90 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
45.0 100.90 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
45.0 100.90 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
44.8 100.45 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
44.7 100.22 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
44.6 100.00 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
44.5 99.78 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
43.8 98.21 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
43.6 97.76 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
43.5 97.53 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 43.5 97.53 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
43.4 97.31 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
43.4 97.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 43.2 92.31 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
43.2 92.31 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
43.1 96.64 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
42.9 96.19 %
more is better



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

Power Consumption

Idle

Idle
Review Rating
Watt Percent
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
56 107.14 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
56 107.14 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
57 105.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 58 103.45 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
59 101.69 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
59 101.69 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
59 101.69 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
59 101.69 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
59 101.69 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
59 101.69 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
60 100.00 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
60 100.00 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
61 98.36 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
61 98.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 61 98.36 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
61 98.36 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
63 95.24 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
105 100.95 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
105 100.95 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
105 100.95 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
106 100.00 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
106 100.00 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
106 100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 108 98.15 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
108 98.15 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
109 97.25 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 111 95.50 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
112 94.64 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
112 94.64 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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 102.80 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
102.79 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
102.39 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
102.36 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
102.35 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
102.23 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
102.13 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
102.19 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
101.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
101.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
101.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 101.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 101.68 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
101.68 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
101.55 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
101.46 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
101.38 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
101.29 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
100.87 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
100.00 %
more is better


2D Benchmarks
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
102.95 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
102.93 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
102.90 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
102.89 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
No Review
102.79 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 102.75 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
102.75 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
102.54 %
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
No Review
102.43 %
MSI Z87 MPower Max
No Review
102.38 %
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
102.38 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
102.35 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
102.28 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
102.25 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
102.19 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
101.92 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 100.06 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
100.00 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 99.52 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
99.27 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
98.91 %
more is better


Performance per Watt
Review Rating
Percent
ASUS Gryphon Z87
No Review
96.80 %
ASRock Z87M Extreme4
No Review
96.81 %
ASUS Z87-A
No Review
98.73 %
Intel DZ87KLT-75K
No Review
100.00 %
ASUS Z87-Plus
No Review
100.75 %
Gigabyte Z87X-OC
100.99 %
ASUS Maximus VI Hero 101.40 %
ASUS Sabertooth Z87
No Review
102.10 %
ASUS Z87I-Pro
No Review
102.15 %
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H
No Review
102.37 %
ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
No Review
102.40 %
ASRock Z87 OC Formula
No Review
102.70 %
ASUS Maximus VI Impact
102.90 %
ASUS Z87-Expert
No Review
104.26 %
ASUS Maximus VI Gene 104.64 %
ASRock Z87M OC Formula
No Review
106.71 %
ASUS Maximus VI Formula
No Review
107.34 %
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme 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  
[pagebreak]

Price comparison

Model

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ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional

n/A

ASRock Z87 OC Formula

n/A

ASRock Z87M OC Formula

n/A

ASRock Z87M Extreme4
n/A
ASUS Gryphon Z87
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Extreme
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Formula

n/A

ASUS Maximus VI Gene
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Hero
n/A
ASUS Maximus VI Impact

n/A

ASUS Sabertooth Z87
n/A
ASUS Z87-A
n/A
ASUS Z87-Deluxe
n/A
ASUS Z87-Deluxe Dual
n/A
ASUS Z87-Expert
n/A
ASUS Z87-Plus
n/A
ASUS Z87I-Pro

n/A

Gigabyte Z87X-OC
n/A
Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H

n/A

Intel DZ87KLT-75K
n/A
n/A
MSI Z87 MPower Max
n/A



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]

Conclusion

Allgemein   + -
The first impression the Maximus VI Extreme 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 is just massive. There are so many features that it's almost unbelievable. For example: this is the first board where we see a total of nine fan headers. Furthermore there is the OC Panel, which offers lot of features for overclocking and extreme overclocking. Overall the OC Panel was a smart move, since ASUS is able to move quite a few features from the board into an external device. If all those features were onboard the would have had to go for a larger PCB. In this case the space offered by a standard ATX board is enough.   - Design
- Layout
- Standard ATX
- Price
       
Layout   + -

Basically the ASUS Maximus VI Extreme'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. There is a total of five full sized PCI Express slots and four of these slots have been wired to a PEX8747 bridge chip. Between these four slots there is one other slots or free space. In this case it is possible to build a Quad SLI setup without running into issues. Apart from that there is generally a lot of space on this board since, it hasn't been squeezed to the rim with features. 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 biggers air coolers.

  - Angled SATA connectors - 5 x Full-Size PCI Express x16
- Power/Reset-Button onboard
- Debug display
- Space around the CPU socket
 
       
Performance   + -
Let's first have closer look at overall 3D performance. Calcualting the average of all 3D benchmarks we ran, we see that this board ranks in the center span. Concerning the average of all 2D benchmarks we ran, this board reaches fourth to bottom. Overall we would have expected this board to be quite a bit quicker. Particularly interesting were the memory bandwidth results. After double checking with ASUS, we were told that the memory subtimings are very loose, which explains the low bandwidth. Apart from that ASUS mentions, that this way they are able to improve compatibility, which is obviously true. 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 been equipped with many additional chips, which in the end means, that power consumption is high.   - 3DMark Ice Storm - 3DMark 11 Total
- SiSoft Sandra Arithmetik
- SiSoft Sandra Multimedia
- SiSoft Sandra Memory Bandwidth
- 2D Performance
       
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 a high-end overclocking motherboard, then the Maximus VI Extreme is a great choice, but obviously you should have the necessary cash.   - Overclocking
- Enthusiast
- Gaming
 
       
Rating
We give the ASUS Maximus VI Extreme very good 4.5 out of 5 stars.





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


Author: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch