Performance

As a whole we are changing the way we look at our motherboard testing slightly. The truth is a lot of the standard benchmarks you see in our reviews as well as others aren’t really needed. These tests actually test components like the CPU and video card more than anything else. Because of that we have trimmed down our testing slightly to make it easier for you to take in. We still do some testing though to make sure none of the boards that we test have any glaring issues but overall you should only see a slight variation in numbers. That variation isn’t a big deal; it is only the big variances that we are looking for. Having cleared that up, I would also like to point out that testing like our Audio and storage testing still are important as they are sub systems that the motherboard manufactures have control over, be sure to check out those sections as well.

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PCMark 7

Overall Score

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

6107

Asus Z87 Pro

6287

Asus Z87 Plus

6332

MSI Z87 MPower

6465

Asus Z87 Gryphon

6304

3DMark

Fire Strike

Fire Strike Extreme

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

4340

1955

Asus Z87 Pro

4353

2086

Asus Z87 Plus

4346

2018

MSI Z87 MPower

4344

1961

Asus Z87 Gryphon

4345

2071

Worldbench (low score is better)

Photoshop

Office

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

222

302

Asus Z87 Pro

222

291

Asus Z87 Plus

210

290

MSI Z87 MPower

206

289

Asus Z87 Gryphon

213

293

wPrime (low score is better)

32M

1024M

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

10.658

325.787

Asus Z87 Pro

10.437

325.981

Asus Z87 Plus

10.584

328.48

MSI Z87 MPower

10.657

331.992

Asus Z87 Gryphon

10.562

324.228

Passmark

CPU Mark

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

10295

Asus Z87 Pro

10437

Asus Z87 Plus

10425

MSI Z87 MPower

10297

Asus Z87 Gryphon

10470

X264

Pass 1

Pass 2

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

166.9525

43.83

Asus Z87 Pro

168.2825

45.9675

Asus Z87 Plus

171.8175

45.8775

MSI Z87 MPower

170.1025

45.9075

Asus Z87 Gryphon

169.2225

45.7725

Cinebench

CPU Score

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

7.73

Asus Z87 Pro

8.02

Asus Z87 Plus

7.94

MSI Z87 MPower

8.1

Asus Z87 Gryphon

8.18

Unreal Heaven Benchmark 4.0

Average FPS

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

35.5

Asus Z87 Pro

34.7

Asus Z87 Plus

34.7

MSI Z87 MPower

34.5

Asus Z87 Gryphon

34.7

Bioshock Infinite

Average FPS

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

50.08

Asus Z87 Pro

48.76

Asus Z87 Plus

48.76

MSI Z87 MPower

48.94

Asus Z87 Gryphon

47.56

Tomb Raider

Average FPS

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

30.7

Asus Z87 Pro

30.6

Asus Z87 Plus

30.6

MSI Z87 MPower

30.5

Asus Z87 Gryphon

30.3

Hitman Absolution

Average FPS

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

29.4

Asus Z87 Pro

30

Asus Z87 Plus

30

MSI Z87 MPower

30

Asus Z87 Gryphon

30

Sleeping Dogs

Average FPS

MSI Z87-G45 Gaming

31.8

Asus Z87 Pro

31.5

Asus Z87 Plus

31.2

MSI Z87 MPower

31.4

Asus Z87 Gryphon

31.5

 

Let’s be honest, I don’t think you could ask for more consistent results other than the slightly slower Bioshock Infinite results. This shows us that there aren’t any specific issues that we need to look into farther or BIOS issues slowing the system down at all. CPU and GPU performance are both spot on, especially when you compare the numbers next to the other Asus boards. I am always amazed at how close Asus results are across their whole product line; very consistent results mean consistent board quality.

 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #31371 08 Jun 2013 03:18
Before the weekend we have one last Z87 review for you guys. Today I take a look at Asus's new Micro ATX motherboard in their TUF Series of motherboards. Have a great weekend!
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Arxon replied the topic: #31372 08 Jun 2013 03:51
Is the armor metal or plastic. Didn't see it in the review.
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Hasbeen replied the topic: #31374 08 Jun 2013 04:53

Arxon wrote: Is the armor metal or plastic. Didn't see it in the review.


I think the back plate is metal and the front armor is some sorta plastic, but that is based on a newegg review video on youtube I watched earlier this week. It would certainly be nice if that front armor was more than just a fancy plastic shell desiged to channel air to specific locals around the board.
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garfi3ld replied the topic: #31375 08 Jun 2013 05:17
yeah as he said the backplate is metal and the cover is plastic. I have a feeling the board would be to heavy if they were both metal. Not to mention the top shell would be REALLY hard to make out of metal and it would look very basic.
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L0rdG1gabyt3 replied the topic: #31376 08 Jun 2013 05:55
The I/O port covers and RAM slot fillers are a wonderful idea to help keep dist and other stuff out. I had to purchase a few dust covers for my computer.
james.yjh replied the topic: #31402 10 Jun 2013 17:10
Can't seem to find any mention of the TPU or "TurboV Processing Unit" on the ASUS product pages. Also, shouldn't the TPU be an option in the AI suite 3?

www.asus.com/sg/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_Z87/
www.asus.com/sg/Motherboards/GRYPHON_Z87/

Used the comparison function on the site and still couldn't find anything TPU. What did I miss?

I'm a newbie to overclocking so this is a major deal breaker if it's as you said, there being no TPU for the Gryphon.. :(
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garfi3ld replied the topic: #31404 10 Jun 2013 21:33
There isn't a TPU or any automatic overclocking options on the Gryphon. :(

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