Asus P8Z77-V (Z77) Motherboard Review

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.

Given the slight drop in performance within Cinebench, I’m surprised to see such a big jump up the rankings in 3DMark11. The mainstream board gives two top end Gigabyte boards a run for their money, outperforming then both under the extreme preset and closely matching the performance of the top end UP7.