ASRock Z77 Pro4 (Z77) Motherboard Review
Andy Ruffell / 12 years ago
3DMark 11
3DMark 11 is the latest offering from Futuremark, taking full advantage of DirectX 11 by utilising tessellation features and volumetric lighting. It takes your graphics and CPU hardware to the edge to simulate the most extreme conditions whilst working as a stand point to compare results with other users online.
When looking at gaming related benchmarks, we find the ASrock Z77 Pro4 giving some strong results above some of the more gaming related boards, such as the Rampage IV and G1.Sniper M3. When overclocked, the performance increased slightly, but not by a large amount.
Metro 2033
Metro 2033 is a first-person shooter game based in the Russian metro system. Metro 2033 is very similar to the much loved game STALKER as it is developed by the same programmers. The game utilises DirectX 11 and relies heavily on tessellation features and is considered to be one of the most graphics intense games on the market.
Keeping with games, within Metro 2033, the Pro4 gave us numbers similar to that of other Z77 based boards and the boost in clock speed allowed for around 1-2FPS extra.
