Asus Maximus VI Extreme (Z87) Motherboard Review

With its emergence as the new standard for high-speed portable devices, USB 3.0 performance on a modern motherboard needs to be good to ensure that data transferral bottlenecks aren't created.

We tested USB 3.0 performance using an ADATA SP300 SSD connected to an Icy Box IB-223StU3 USB 3.0 enclosure (ASMedia ASM1051 controller). ATTO was the benchmark used.

Thanks to the successful implementation of the UAS protocol via Asus' USB 3.0 Boost software, a device connected to the Maximus VI Extreme motherboard is able to reach the real world limits of the USB 3.0 interface.

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