Benchmarks
All results were obtained at 5GHz on a normal install of Windows 7 64-bit and WinXP. These are our results, yours may vary so
only use these as a guideline for a similarly configured system.
Motherboard
3DMark2001se 3DMark03
3DMark11
Super Pi 8M
Aida 64 Copy
Aida 64 Latency
Asus
Maximus V
Extreme
112,343
136,311
10,944
1.21.391
29930
29.8
GIGABYTE
Z77X-UD3H
112,789
136,564
10,926
1.21.109
29410
29.4
considerable amount of time
with it, we are confident in
making such a claim.
Our own personal experience
with the board was nothing short
of exhilarating. Maybe a strong
word to use for a motherboard,
but much like we loved the
Maximus V Gene, the Extreme
is even easier to overclock and
the tweaking features are mind
boggling. There’s simply nothing
you would think to adjust that
you cannot on the board. Not
that all the settings will be used
by all the overclockers, but
having the option is always better
than not having it. In particular
we appreciate the memory
profiles as stated in the previous
Maximus V Gene review in the
last issue. It makes memory
overclocking a breeze and it’s
certainly appreciated by one a
prolific overclocker we spoke
to who has confirmed their
experience with the board. As
you can see from the various
results and screen shot we have
here, while our runs are anything
but efficient, compared to the
UD3H we used, the Maximus
V Extreme was delivering the
goods. In 3DMark2001SE it
delivered admirable results
especially given that we are
using a card that isn’t suited
to this benchmark. During
testing, we had run into
some performance issues
with CL7 memory or rather
the tight 2x2GB PSC profile;
however it turns out that the
performance is right in line
with TWL set at anything but
7. So the numbers we posted
up on our facebook wall
should be looked at in light of
this information.
Overall, we really can’t fault
this motherboard; it’s brilliant
in more ways than one. It may
be steeply priced but then
again there isn’t a motherboard
that is this well featured on
the market regardless of the
platform.
[ The Overclocker ]
Summary
The ASUS ROG team
know how to make a
good board. Sure enough
getting anything out of
them when you’re not
a top overclocker is
next to impossible, but
the products speak for
themselves and despite
what we or others may
say, there’s no denying
the numbers. The
Maximus V Extreme is an
incredible motherboard,
easily the best yet from
ASUS.
Would you buy it?
Yes of course there’s
no reason too not own
this board. If you have
the funds all we can
say is buy, you won’t be
disappointed
The Score
8.5/10
Issue 20 | 2012 The OverClocker 11