USB 3.0 and SATA 3 - Page 9

Asus Z87 Gryphon and Armor Kit - USB 3.0 and SATA 3

Details: Category: Motherboards; Published: Friday, 07 June 2013 22:41

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USB 3.0 and SATA 3

SATA 3 testing went fairly standard with all of our results coming out closely. When it came to USB 3.0 testing the results were also very close, until I turned on Asus’s Turbo Boost. Asus changes the way that USB handles data slightly and speeds it up by a considerable amount. In fact if you look the results from our SATA testing really aren’t far off from the turbo USB 3.0 numbers. I really hope other manufactures get something similar in the future. The difference is enough to save you a lot of time when doing big file transfers.

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SATA3	Read Speed
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming	473.4
Asus Z87 Pro	471.2
Asus Z87 Plus	467.1
MSI Z87 MPower	468.7
Asus Z87 Gryphon	472.0
USB 3	Read Speed
MSI Z87-G45 Gaming	278.2
Asus Z87 Pro	429.8
Asus Z87 Plus	431.1
MSI Z87 MPower	268.5
Asus Z87 Gryphon	430.1

Posts in discussion: Asus Z87 Gryphon and Armor Kit

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!

Arxon replied the topic: #31372 08 Jun 2013 03:51

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

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.

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.

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..

garfi3ld replied the topic: #31404 10 Jun 2013 21:33

There isn't a TPU or any automatic overclocking options on the Gryphon.