With their ROG-series ASUS traditionally aims at gamers and overclockers. Finally the manufacturer managed to target gamers with their Formula and Gene motherboards and overclockers with the Extreme models. For the Gene series motherboards it's special that they feature an mATX formfactor and it is therefore possible to build a gaming powerhouse that is compact in size. 
The Maximus V Gene is ASUS' high end mATX gaming motherboard regarding Intels Z77 chipset. Therefore we're really curious what they've done.
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Specifications / Delivery
| CPU | Intel Socket 1155 for 3rd/2nd Generation Processors (32nm & 22nm) |
| Chipset | Intel Z77 |
| Memory | 4 x DIMM max 32 GB DDR3, Dual Channel DDR3 2800(O.C.)/2666(O.C.)/2600(O.C.)/2400(O.C.)/2200(O.C.)/2133(O.C.)/2000(O.C.)/1866(O.C.)/1600/1333 MHz Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory / Intel XMP |
| iGPU | Integrated Graphics Processor Multi-VGA output support : HDMI/DisplayPort ports - Supports HDMI with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz - Supports DisplayPort with max. resolution 2560 x 1600 @ 60 Hz Supports Intel HD Graphics, InTru 3D, Quick Sync Video, Clear Video HD Technology, Insider |
| Multi-GPU | Supports NVIDIA SLI Technology Supports AMD CrossFireX Technology Supports LucidLogix Virtu MVP Technology |
| Slots | 2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8, red) 1 x PCIe 2.0 x4 (black) 1 x mini-PCIe 2.0 x1 |
| Audio |
SupremeFX III built-in 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC - Output Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted): 110 dB - Output THD+N at 1kHz: 95 dB - Supports : Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking Audio Feature : - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - 1500 uF Audio Power Capacitor - Gold-plated jacks - X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity - EAX Advanced HD 5.0 - THX TruStudio PRO - Creative ALchemy - Blu-ray audio layer Content Protection - Optical S/PDIF out port(s) at back panel |
| Storage |
Intel Z77 chipset : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red 2 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red 1 x mini-SATA 3Gb/s port(s), black Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10 Supports Intel Smart Response Technology, Intel® Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology ASMedia PCIe SATA controller : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), red |
| LAN | 1 x Intel 82579V, Gigabit |
| I/O internal / Connectors |
1 x USB 3.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.0 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s) 2 x SATA 3Gb/s connector(s) 2 x CPU Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x S/PDIF out header(s) 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP) 1 x System panel(s) 8 x ProbeIt Measurement Points 1 x Power-on button(s) 1 x Reset button(s) 1 x Go Button(s) 1 x mPCIe Combo header(s) |
| I/O external |
1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 4 x USB 3.0 4 x USB 2.0 (one port can be switched to ROG Connect) 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 6 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Clear CMOS button(s) 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off switch(es) |
| Fan connectors | 5 header |
| Formfactor | uATX Form Factor (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm) |
| BIOS | 64Mb UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI2.0, WfM2.0, SM BIOS 2.5, ACPI2.0a Multi-Language BIOS |
| Warranty | 3 years |
Accessories
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Features
| EPU | If you activate the EPU this chip monitors all possible voltages and clock speeds and automatically sets them to guarantee an energy efficient operation of you system. |
| SupremeFX III | The SupremeFX III Audio-Chip is an Audio processor that comes from Creative. It is paired with a carefully selected 1500 uF capacitor which delivers a ripple free audio signal. Furhtermore the chip got an EMI shield cover that makes it immune to electromagnetic interferences. |
| Extreme Engine Digi+ II | Since quite some time ASUS has been equipping its boards with digital power designs. Using the the right software it is not only possible to adjust voltages whilst being in Windows on can now also control impedances. Furthermore this board features high quality 10K black metallic capacitor which guarantee a long lifespan. |
| ROG Connect | ROG Connect enables real-time overclocking via a notebook. For this purpose you connect your notebook via a USB cable to the rig you'd want to overclock. Afterwards you can overclock your computer remotely. |
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Layout
Already at a first glance the ASUS Maximus V Gene looks very good with its harmonic design. Once again the ROG-colors - red, grey and black - suite nicely and together with the black PCB it becomes a very 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, allow an easy installation of oversized graphics cards like for example a Radeon HD 6990.
ASUS equipped the Maximus V Gene with a digital 8+4 phase power design. In this case the CPU can rely on eight phases and the iGPU gets its own four phases. Furthermore the memory gets power from another two digital phases. Each of these 14 phases comes with new high quality "Black Metallic Chokes". These can resist much higher current (50A instead of 30A). In other words this means that one phase can cope with far more load than the predecessor.
Totally you'll find four DIMM-slots on the Maximus V Gene. Officially supported are the following clock speeds: 2800 (O.C.) / 2666 (O.C.) / 2600 (O.C.) / 2400 (O.C.) / 2200 (O.C.) / 2133 (O.C.) / 2000 (O.C.) / 1866 (O.C.) / 1600 / 1333 MHz. There is also enough space between the DIMM-slots and the CPU socket which means that you wont encounter compatibility problems with big coolers even when you choose to install RAM with oversized heatspreaders.
Southbridge as well as the current converters are being held at adequate temperatures via a passive heatpipe cooling solution. The cooling blocks haven been positioned wisely, which means that they don't collide with memory or CPU cooler. Fortunately ASUS decided to not install an active southbridge cooler.
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Connectors and I/O
Totally ASUS equipped the Maximus V Gene with six angled SATA ports as well as a straight one which can be found at the bottom edge of the motherboard. There are two red SATA-III ports which come from the Z77 chipset. Furthermore there are two more red SATA-III connectors realized via an ASMedia 1061 controller as well as two additional SATA-II ports also coming from the Z77 chipset. There are even practical onboard power- and reset-buttons located at the bottom center of the board. And you'll even find a debug display at the bottom right corner. Inbetween the top right corner and the ATX 12v power plug you can find measurement points to read out the different voltages as well as the Go-Button.
Totally you'll find five fan headers on the Maximus V Gene which is more than enough, to provide a well equipped and compact high-end or overclocking-system with fresh air. The fan headers are spread all over PCB over the motherboard located in the following pictures.
Looking at the external connectors directly at the back-panel ASUS equipped the Maximus V Gene with one four USB 3.0/2.0 ports, four USB 2.0/1.1 ports (one can be switched to RGO Connect), one Power eSATA port, one gigabit ethernet port and an optical audio out as well as an analogue audio panel. As for the video out plugs you will find one HDMI and a DisplayPort. Furhtermore you'll also find a BIOS reset button and the ROG connect button.
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BIOS
The ASUS UEFI BIOS is an absolute pleasure to use. The company succeeded in creating an interface that looks good, is well structured and offers all the setting one might possibly ask for concerning a motherboard in this segment. For ASUS a very well though BIOS is standard and most of the other manufacturers out there should take a leaf out of this example.
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Test setup
Hardware |
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| Processor | Intel Core i7-3770K, 3.5 GHz |
| Memory | 4 Gigabyte Kingston H2O KHX2133 @ 1600 MHz CL8-8-8-24 |
| Graphic card | ASUS ENGTX 580 |
| Driver | Version 275.33 |
| Hard disk | Samsung Spinpoint F1 320 GByte |
| Power supply | bequiet! Dark Power Pro 1000Watt |
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3D Mark
3D Mark11
3DMark 11 is Futuremarks latest benchmark for the entire graphical subsystem. The benchmark uses DirectX 11 and it supports all recent features which can possibly generate high load on a GPU. Therefore you find tessellation, compute shader calculations, divers lighting effects and different depth of filed animations. Following we publish values regarding the performance preset of 3DMark 11.
Total
| 3D Mark 11 Total | Percent | |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 6'666 | 100.03 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 6'664 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 6'664 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 6'663 | 99.98 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 6'663 | 99.98 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 6'662 | 99.97 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 6'660 | 99.94 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 6'656 | 99.88 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 6'655 | 99.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 6'587 | 99.84 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 6'649 | 99.77 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 6'639 | 99.62 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 6'568 | 95.56 % |
| more is better | ||
Physic
| 3D Mark 11 CPU Score | Percent | |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 9'446 | 101.22 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 9'446 | 101.22 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 9'426 | 101.01 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 9'414 | 100.88 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 9'412 | 100.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 9'376 | 100.47 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 9'396 | 100.69 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 9'354 | 100.23 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 9'347 | 100.16 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 9'332 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 9'324 | 99.91 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 9'246 | 99.08 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 9'081 | 97.31 % |
| more is better | ||
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3D Mark Vantage
3DMark Vantage is able to squeeze a lot out of a recent system. Therefore the feature liste is also pretty long: DirectX10, FP16-HDR, motion blur, parallax occlusion mapping, GPU-physics simulation and different shader effects are being used to even make recent high-end systems struggle.
Total
| 3D Mark Vantage Total | Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 26'270 | 100.81 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 26'254 | 100.75 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 26'229 | 100.66 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 26'255 | 100.76 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 26'136 | 100.30 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 26'123 | 100.25 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 26'088 | 100.12 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 26'084 | 100.10 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 26'059 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 26'058 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 25'994 | 99.75 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 25'929 | 99.50 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 25'633 | 98.37 % |
| more is better | ||
CPU
| 3D Mark Vantage CPU | Percent | |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 25'383 | 101.10 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 25'378 | 101.08 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 25'354 | 100.98 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 25'327 | 100.87 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 25'300 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 25'290 | 100.72 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 25'255 | 100.59 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 25'168 | 100.24 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 25'108 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 25'100 | 99.97 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 25'067 | 99.84 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 25'054 | 99.78 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 25'034 | 99.71 % |
| more is better | ||
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3D Mark 2001
| 3D Mark 2001 | Percent | |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 61'335 | 101.86 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 60'998 | 101.30 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 60'947 | 101.21 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 60'607 | 100.65 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 60'360 | 100.24 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 60'359 | 100.24 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 60'216 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 60'026 | 99.68 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 59'875 | 99.43 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 59'762 | 99.25 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 59'743 | 99.21 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 59'623 | 99.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 59'255 | 98.40 % |
| more is better | ||
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PC Mark 07
3DMark 11 is Futuremarks latest benchmark for the entire graphical subsystem. The benchmark uses DirectX 11 and it supports all recent features which can possibly generate high load on a GPU. Therefore you find tessellation, compute shader calculations, divers lighting effects and different depth of filed animations. Following we publish values regarding the performance preset of 3DMark 11.
Total
| PC Mark 07 Total | Percent | |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 5'336 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 5'328 | 99.85 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 5'322 | 99.74 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 5'318 | 99.66 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 5'318 | 99.66 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 5'251 | 98.41 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 5'241 | 98.22 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 5'240 | 98.20 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 5'235 | 98.11 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 5'223 | 97.88 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 5'209 | 97.62 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 5'208 | 97.60 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 5'201 | 97.47 % |
| more is better | ||
| Video playback and transcoding / Video playback | fps | Percent |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 23.13 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 23.12 | 99.56 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 23.12 | 99.56 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 23.11 | 99.91 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 23.11 | 99.91 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 23.11 | 99.91 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 23.11 | 99.91 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 23.10 | 99.87 % |
| more is better | ||
| Graphics - DirectX 9 / Graphics - DirectX 9 | fps | Percent |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 90.71 | 101.45 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 90.50 | 101.22 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 90.32 | 101.02 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 90.39 | 101.10 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 90.11 | 100.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 90.09 | 100.76 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 89.93 | 100.58 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 89.59 | 100.20 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 89.41 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 89.30 | 99.88 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 88.77 | 99.28 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 88.43 | 99.03 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 88.29 | 98.75 % |
| more is better | ||
| Image manipulation / Image manipulation | Mpx/s | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 11.83 | 100.51 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 11.83 | 100.51 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 11.83 | 100.51 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 11.81 | 100.51 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 11.79 | 100.17 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 11.78 | 100.08 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 11.78 | 100.08 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 11.77 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 11.77 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 11.76 | 99.92 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 11.76 | 99.92 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 11.74 | 99.75 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 11.72 | 99.58 % |
| more is better | ||
| Web browsing and decrypting / Web browsing | Pages/s | Percent |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 18.19 | 100.94 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 18.13 | 100.72 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 18.07 | 100.27 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 18.04 | 100.11 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 18.03 | 100.06 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 18.02 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 17.99 | 99.83 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 17.95 | 99.61 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 17.93 | 99.50 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 17.92 | 99.45 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 17.91 | 99.39 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 17.83 | 98.95 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 17.74 | 98.45 % |
| more is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 1
SiSoft Sandra is a theoretical multi purpose benchmark suite which is able to show differences in CPU architectures. We split the tests with SiSoft Sandra into two parts. Therefore on this page you'll find Arithmetic-, Multimedia- and Cryptograph99y-benchmarks.
Arithmetic Benchmark
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Dhrystone | GIPS | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 116.00 | 101.05 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 116.00 | 101.05 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 115.77 | 100.85 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 115.61 | 100.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 115.50 | 100.62 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 115.42 | 100.55 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 115.30 | 100.44 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 115.24 | 100.39 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 115.22 | 100.37 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 115.26 | 100.41 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 115.00 | 100.18 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 114.79 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 114.37 | 99.63 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Arithmetic Benchmark - Whetstone | GFLOPS | Percent |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 88.89 | 100.49 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 88.78 | 100.36 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 88.62 | 100.18 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 88.52 | 100.07 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I | 88.50 | 100.45 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 88.47 | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 88.46 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 88.22 | 99.73 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 88.18 | 99.68 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 88.00 | 99.48 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 88.00 | 99.48 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 87.82 | 99.28 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 87.80 | 99.25 % |
| more is better | ||
Multimedia
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Integer | MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 212.26 | 100.91 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 212.09 | 100.83 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 212.00 | 100.78 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 211.62 | 100.60 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 211.29 | 100.45 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 211.27 | 100.44 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 211.13 | 100.37 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 211.00 | 100.31 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 210.88 | 100.25 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 210.74 | 100.19 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 210.63 | 100.13 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 210.38 | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 210.35 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Multimedia - Floating Point | MPixels/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 297.67 | 100.95 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 297.10 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 297.10 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 296.85 | 100.67 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 296.59 | 100.58 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 296.14 | 100.43 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 296.00 | 100.38 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 295.88 | 100.34 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I | 295.50 | 100.21 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 295.48 | 100.21 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 294.90 | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 294.87 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 294.79 | 99.97 % |
| more is better | ||
Crytography
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - AES 256 | GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 7.12 | 101.71 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 7.11 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 7.11 | 101.57 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 7.08 | 101.14 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 7.07 | 101.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 7.00 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 6.20 | 88.57 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Crytography - SHA 256 | MB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 1.21 | 100.83 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 1.20 | 100.00 % |
| more is better | ||
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SiSoft Sandra 2
At this point we deliver the values regarding Memory Bandwidth, Memory Latency as well as Memory and Cache Access.
Memory bandwidth
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - Integer | GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 22.07 | 101.01 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 22.00 | 100.69 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 22.00 | 100.69 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 22.00 | 100.69 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 21.92 | 100.32 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 21.87 | 100.09 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 21.85 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 21.83 | 99.91 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 21.82 | 99.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 21.81 | 99.82 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 21.78 | 99.68 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 21.76 | 99.58 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 19.20 | 87.87 % |
| more is better | ||
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory bandwidth - floating point | GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 22.00 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 22.00 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 22.00 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 22.00 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 21.92 | 100.37 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 21.90 | 100.27 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 21.87 | 100.14 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 21.84 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 21.83 | 99.95 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 21.82 | 99.91 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 21.81 | 99.86 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 21.79 | 99.77 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 19.20 | 87.91 % |
| more is better | ||
Memory latency
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory latency | ns | Percent |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 21.4 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 21.4 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 21.5 | 99.53 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 21.5 | 99.53 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 22.3 | 95.96 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 23.1 | 92.64 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 23.1 | 92.64 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 23.9 | 89.54 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 23.9 | 89.54 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 23.9 | 89.54 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 23.9 | 89.54 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 25.6 | 83.59 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 26.0 | 82.31 % |
| less is better | ||
Memory and cache access
| SiSoft Sandra - Memory and cache access | GB/sec | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 120.49 | 101.01 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 120.31 | 100.86 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 120.15 | 100.73 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 119.68 | 100.34 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 119.65 | 100.31 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 119.56 | 100.23 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 119.39 | 100.09 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 119.33 | 100.04 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 119.28 | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 119.24 | 99.97 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 118.89 | 99.67 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 118.52 | 99.36 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 114.40 | 95.91 % |
| more is better | ||
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UC Bench
| UC Bench | PW/sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 889.9 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 889.8 | 100.72 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 889.7 | 100.71 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 889.1 | 100.65 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 887.9 | 100.51 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 885.0 | 100.18 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 885.0 | 100.18 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 884.8 | 100.16 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 884.8 | 100.16 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 884.8 | 100.16 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 883.4 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 882.6 | 99.91 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 882.5 | 99.90 % |
| more is better | ||
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Super Pi 1M - 32M
Meanwhile Super Pi even in its latest version has become pretty old. Never the less it is able to show scaling to the clock speed nicely.
Super Pi 1M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 1M | sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 10.327 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 10.329 | 100.75 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 10.359 | 100.45 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 10.374 | 100.31 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 10.374 | 100.31 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 10.374 | 100.31 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 10.390 | 100.15 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 10.390 | 100.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 10.405 | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 10.406 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 10.406 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 10.420 | 99.87 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 10.467 | 99.42 % |
| less is better | more is better |
Super Pi 32M
| Super Pi 1.5 XS - 32M | sec | Percent |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 559.714 | 100.86 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 559.853 | 100.83 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 560.384 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 560.868 | 100.65 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 561.071 | 100.61 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 562.257 | 100.40 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 562.771 | 100.31 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 562.959 | 100.27 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 564.503 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 564.643 | 99.98 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 564.648 | 99.97 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 566.187 | 99.70 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I | 571.429 | 98.79 % |
| less is better | more is better |
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wPrime 1024M Multicore
wPrime is based on a multithreaded algorithm to calculate the square root to up to 32 billion digits. Therefore it is possible to put 100 percent load on every core or thread and to see differences between architectures.| wPrime - 1024M Multi Core | sec | Percent |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 210.100 | 100.74 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 210.066 | 100.76 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 210.212 | 100.69 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 210.334 | 100.63 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 210.690 | 100.46 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 211.134 | 100.25 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 211.162 | 100.24 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 211.176 | 100.23 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 211.394 | 100.13 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 211.659 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 211.992 | 99.84 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 212.099 | 99.79 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 214.123 | 98.85 % |
| less is better | more is better |
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Games
Crysis 800 x 600, low details
Crysis is still one of the games which has very high system requirements. Therefore developer Crytek implemented Direct3D-10-API, High-Dynamic-Range-Rendering, Parallax Occlusion Mapping, Soft Shadows, Motion Blur, Depth of Field as well as Soft Particles. We test Crysis by using DirectX9 to show CPU-sacaling especially which low resolutions. If we look at the high resolutions we are able to spot that the CPUs influence compared to the graphic card becomes much less important.
| Crysis DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | fps | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 179.14 | 107.71 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 173.23 | 104.15 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 167.32 | 100.60 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 167.05 | 100.44 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 166.32 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 165.97 | 99.79 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 165.66 | 99.60 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 165.00 | 99.21 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 163.91 | 98.55 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 162.97 | 97.99 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 162.32 | 97.59 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 162.20 | 97.52 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 160.72 | 96.63 % |
| more is better | ||
Resident Evil 800 x 600, low details
Resident Evil uses nearly every modern rendering technology: HDR, Hemisphere Lighting, Soft Shadows, Soft Particles, Field- und Motion-Blur oder auch Alpha to Coverage and static Ambient Occlusion. Furthermore Resident Evil 5 has been optimized for multicore architectures and already comes DirectX11 ready. By using the DirectX9 benchmark we can again show CPU-scaling with low resolutions and the compared to the CPU overproportional influence of the graphics card at high resolutions.
| Resident Evil DirectX10 (800 x 600 low details) | fps | Percent |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 221.4 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 219.5 | 99.14 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 218.7 | 98.78 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 218.5 | 98.69 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 217.7 | 98.33 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 215.7 | 97.43 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 215.7 | 97.43 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 215.7 | 97.43 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 213.2 | 96.30 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 212.6 | 96.03 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 211.9 | 95.71 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 211.6 | 95.57 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 207.2 | 93.59 % |
| more is better | ||
Street Fighter 4 800 x 600, low details
Street Fighter 4 comes with an extra benchmark version which makes testing you system childrens play. At low resolutions the system requirements are pretty low and we can see CPU-scaling in the results. At high resolution the graphic card becomes more important and the CPUs clock speed has less influence on the fps.
| Street Fighter 4 (800 x 600 low details) | fps | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 832.85 | 106.43 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 806.81 | 103.11 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 803.92 | 102.74 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 802.43 | 102.55 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 802.37 | 102.54 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 801.05 | 102.37 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 797.67 | 101.94 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 795.52 | 101.66 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 789.76 | 100.93 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 783.26 | 100.10 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 782.50 | 100.00 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 780.76 | 99.78 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 766.45 | 97.95 % |
| more is better | ||
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Power Consumption
Idle
| Idle | Watt | Percent |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 84 | 123.81 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 90 | 115.56 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 93 | 111.83 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 94 | 110.64 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 96 | 108.33 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 98 | 106.12 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 98 | 106.12 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 100 | 104.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 101 | 102.97 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 102 | 101.96 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 104 | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 110 | 94.55 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 114 | 91.23 % |
| more is better | more is better |
Load
| Load | Watt | Percent |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 136 | 108.82 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 137 | 108.03 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 138 | 107.25 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 138 | 107.25 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 142 | 104.23 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 144 | 102.78 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 145 | 102.07 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 146 | 101.37 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 147 | 100.68 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 148 | 100.00 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 149 | 99.33 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 151 | 98.01 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 155 | 95.48 % |
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Performance Rating
| 3D and Gaming Benchmarks | Percent |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 101.10 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 100.40 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 100.28 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 100.21 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 100.21 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 100.13 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 100.01 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 99.96 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 99.27 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 99.19 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 99.15 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 98.97 % |
| more is better |
| 2D Benchmarks | Percent |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 100.11 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 100.05 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 100.04 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 100.02 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 100.00 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 99.92 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 99.83 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 99.80 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 99.78 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 99.57 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 99.27 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 99.21 % |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 96.67 % |
| more is better |
| Performance per Watt | Percent |
| ASUS P8H77-I | 119.76 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe | 113.75 % |
| ASUS P8H77-M LE/SI | 108.98 % |
| ASRock Z77 Extreme6 | 107.62 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V | 107.51 % |
| Biostar TZ77XE4 TOverclocker | 104.97 % |
| Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H | 103.78 % |
| ASUS Maximus V Gene | 102.55 % |
| ASUS Sabertooth Z77 | 102.52 % |
| ASUS P8Z77-V Deluxe | 101.14 % |
| Intel DZ77GA-70K | 100.00 % |
| Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H | 96.63 % |
| Gigabyte Z77 G1.Sniper 3 | 93.80 % |
| more is better |
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Conclusion
| General | + | - | |
| At a first glance the Maximus V Gene definitely leaves a very good impression. The mix of overclocking features and a high quality audio hardware makes this a state-of-the-art motherboard for mATX-gaming. And next to a very nice looking design you find useful features like for example GameFirst. This software allows you to configure your network device the way gaming traffic gets prioritized (keyword traffic shaping). And then there is the "Do Not Disturb" door hanger. When we found this one we really had to smile. It really is these small thing that make manufacturers win gamers hearts! | - Design - Overclocking Features - BIOS | ||
| Layout | + | - | |
| Generally the ASUS Maximus V Gene'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. We also liked the voltage readouts. But on the other hand there also are some hints that the ASUS design team have run out of space when putting all the features onto this little board. You can see this for example when looking at the power and reset buttons, which you can find at the bottom center of the board which can be hardly accessible when a card is populating the last PCIe slot. Meanwhile most of the manufacturers place them above the ATX power plug on the right hand side of the motherboard but in this case for the Gene you will find the voltage reading points. | - Space around the CPU socket - SLI and CrossFire Capable | - No PS/2 port | |
| Performance | + | - | |
| Also from this point of view the Maximus V Gene is a good motherboard. Regarding our 3D performance rating one can find this motherboard on the top 4 of our comparison charts. Concerning 2D performance it scores well too and you can find it at the fourth span of our rating tables. If you browse through all the results you will find that it's under SuperPi 1m and SuperPi 32m where the Maximus V Gene tops scoring first two times in a row. Which means that the BIOS ajust really well the memory subtimings. | -
SuperPi 1M - SuperPi 32M |
- Web Browsing - Resident Evil 5 | |
| BIOS / Overclocking | + | - | |
| Overclocking that's what this tiny motherboard is made for. The BIOS is well thought and you find way more settings than in any other BIOS. It is a piece of cake to overclock with such a BIOS as you can set everything you want even things you didn't even immagine to ever find in a BIOS one day. It's like the lovely old DFI days. Therefore it's been childrens play to reach the clock wall of our test CPU. Memory overclocking is definitely an asset for this motherboard, it's not only simple it really is baby job. Asus added preset overclocking profile for memory series and ICs so you don't have to think about what to set you just have to select a preset. Furthermore the UEFI BIOS is easy to use and one can quickly find the settings needed. There are BIOSes from other manufacturers which are nicer to look at, but that's it. During the tests it was just astonishing what's possible with the little board. | -
Well structured BIOS
- UEFI-BIOS - Voltage measuring points - LN2 Mode |
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| Recommendation | + | - | |
| If you should be looking for a truely excellent mATX motherboard, that comes with a lot of useful features and also good performance values, then ASUS' Maximus V Gene is most definitely a good choice for you. When this review was published the board wasn't available in Switzerland. On Geizhals.at we were able to find it listed for EUR 299.- (est. CHF 360.-). | -
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| Rating | |||
| We give the Asus Maximus V Gene very good five out of five stars. | |||
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