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To test the ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac, we paired it with an Intel Core i7 4770K processor and 8GB of 2133MHz memory from Patriot. We will be outlining the ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac motherboard's performance with the Core i7 4770K CPU at its stock frequency of 3.5GHz and when overclocked to 4.5GHz.
We will be comparing the ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac motherboard's performance to that of MSI's Z87 XPower. Both motherboards are partnered with identical hardware and software, so the results are directly comparable.
By default, the ASRock Z87 Extreme9/ac motherboard forces the 4770K to a constant 3.9GHz. This will be displayed as the ‘stock' setting.
Motherboard Test System:
- Processor: Intel Core i7 4770K 3.50GHz.
- Memory: 8GB Patriot Viper Xtreme Division 2 2133MHz.
- Graphics Card: nVidia GTX 760 2GB.
- System Drive: 500GB Samsung 840 Series SSD.
- CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i.
- Case: NZXT Phantom 630.
- Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum 1000W.
- Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.
Compared Z87 Motherboard(s):
- ASRock Z87 Extreme9/AC (BIOS 1.70 – newest).
- MSI Z87 XPower (BIOS v1.0).
Settings:
- ASRock Z87 Extreme9/AC BIOS v1.70.
- GeForce 320.49 VGA drivers.
- Intel v9.4.0.1017 chipset drivers.
Software Suite:
- 3DMark
- 3DMark 11
- PCMark 8
- Unigine Heaven Benchmark 4.0
- SiSoft Sandra 2013 SP4
- Cinebench 11.5 64 bit
- Super Pi
- VLC Media Player 2.0.7
- CyberLink Media Espresso 6.7
- HandBrake 0.9.9
- ATTO
- Battlefield 3
- Metro 2033
- Sleeping Dogs
excellent review Luke. ive been looking at a few of their boards recently and they seem to be improving their bioses in the last year. good looking board too.
excellent review Luke. ive been looking at a few of their boards recently and they seem to be improving their bioses in the last year. good looking board too.
What is their warranty like in Germany? I tend to stick with gigabyte as its very good here locally.
how much that montherboard
I ‘ve got one of these bad boys and the first impression that falls into my mind is this:
BADASS…!!! It worths every Euro i paid…
Excellent review as always…
Greetings from Greece…!!!
Nice review but you miss one important point about the exclusive DP-In (the gamer alternative to Virtu MVP).
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Hi Luke Hill. Need to see the main.jpg picture of the Z87 Extreme9/ac motherboard’s UEFI BIOS main page. I’m wondering which bios version is that. I’ve tried all versions found in the net and none can get me to set PCI’s other than PCI2 to gen1. Thanks.