Asus P8Z77-V LX2 Motherboard Review

To test the Asus P8Z77-V LX2 motherboard, we paired it with an Intel Core i5 3570K processor and 8GB of 2133MHz memory from Patriot. We will be outlining the Asus P8Z77-V LX2 motherboard's performance with the Core i5 3570K CPU at its stock frequency of 3.4GHz (3.8GHz due to Asus' aggressive ‘Turbo' settings which are continuously active) and when overclocked to 4.7GHz.

We are also including the performance of lower- and upper- mid-range Z77 motherboards in the Asus P8Z77-V LK and Asus P8Z77-V. Benchmark data from an ASRock 990FX Extreme9 and FX8350-based AMD system is also included to highlight the performance of competing platforms.

All systems are kept as identical as possible to eliminate variables. All Z77 test systems are completely identical, with the exception of each motherboard that is used for testing. The only differences between the Z77 test systems and the AMD version are the CPU and motherboard.

Motherboard Test System:

• Processor: Intel Core i5 3570K 3.40GHz
• Memory: 8GB Patriot Viper 2133MHz 11-11-11-27
• Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Dual-X
• System Drive: 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M
• Case: NZXT Phantom
• Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum-1000
• Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Compared Z77 Motherboards:

• Asus P8Z77-V LX2 (BIOS 1701 – newest)
• Asus P8Z77-V LK (BIOS 0908)
• Asus P8Z77-V (BIOS 1504)

Comparison AMD Test System:

• Processor: AMD Bulldozer FX-8350 4.00GHz
• Motherboard: ASRock 990FX Extreme9 (BIOS V1.10)
• Memory: 8GB Patriot Viper 2133MHz 11-11-11-27
• Graphics Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7850 1GB Dual-X
• System Drive: 120GB Kingston HyperX 3K
• CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Seidon 120M
• Case: NZXT Phantom
• Power Supply: Seasonic Platinum-1000
• Operating System: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

Settings:

• AMD Catalyst 13.1 VGA drivers

Software Suite:

• 3DMark
• 3DMark Vantage
• 3DMark 11
• PCMark 7
• Unigine Heaven Benchmark 3.0
• SiSoft Sandra 2013
• Cinebench 11.5 64 bit
• Super Pi
• WinRAR 4.20
• VLC Media Player 2.0.5
• CyberLink Media Espresso 6.7
• HandBrake 0.9.8
• ATTO
• Battlefield 3
• Metro 2033
• Crysis 2
• ASUS AI Suite II V2.01.01

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