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SATA
For SATA 6Gb/s testing we use a Kingston HyperX 3K (SandForce SF-2281) SSD.
Z97 SATA performance is exactly where we would expect it to be.
The ASMedia ASM1061 implementation deployed by Asus' Maximus VII Hero outdoes that used on ASRock's Z97 Extreme6.
M.2 connector
We use Plextor‘s ultra-fast M6e 256GB M.2 SSD to test the speed of each motherboard's M.2 connector. We reviewed the 512GB Plextor M6e (and its PCIe x2 adapter card) HERE.
M.2 performance of each ROG board is similar to other Z97 parts when using Plextor's fast M6e SSD.
USB 3.0
We tested USB 3.0 performance using the Kingston HyperX 3K SSD connected to a SATA 6Gb/s to USB 3.0 adapter powered by an ASMedia ASM1053 controller.
With their UASP-activating USB 3.0 Boost software, the Asus ROG boards are able to beat out all other contenders in USB 3.0 throughput numbers. Only Asus' own Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 is able to keep relative pace in USB 3.0 speed.
Audio
We use RightMark Audio Analyzer (RMAA) to analyse the performance of the motherboard’s onboard audio solution. A sampling mode of 24-bit, 192 kHz was tested.
The SupremeFX audio system consists of a Realtek ALC1150 codec, ELNA capacitors, Sonic SenseAmp, and interference shielding.
Both motherboards show Very Good audio performance according to RMAA. Stereo Crosstalk performance is particularly strong on each part.
Asus VII Hero owner here with a 4690K running at 4.7Ghz with 1.25vlts or 4.8Ghz stable with 1.3vlts, maybe I could have got the same with a £30 cheaper Ranger board..maybe not but more than happy with my purchase and those LED lights do look cool..:)
Strong overclocking capacity for those who can make use of it, Well said and this is coming from a guy that lives for machine’s, guest I can thank you for those settings. I just order the ASUS Maximus VII Hero last night along with Corsair Vengeance Pro, Air Flow Pro, the Core i7 4790K and a few other gadgets for testing.
I would also like to point out that I found this website all because of HardOCP and started digging around the site and became a liker, although the layout can get a bit confusing at first, it got bookmark with the other 1000+ that’s in there.
Nevertheless nice, good and simple review keep up the good work Luke Hill.
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does ASUS Maximus VII RANGER support 4k and hdmi?
yes support 4K HDMI