Asus Z87-A

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

4
Good:

2
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

DigiVRM 8Phase Power.
EZ BIOS.
PCIE 3.0 x16 Spacing.

Cons:

Black and Gold Color Scheme.
No Wireless Features.

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Last revision on May 9, 2020

Reviewers Liked

DigiVRM 8Phase Power
EZ BIOS
PCIE 3.0 x16 Spacing
Crossfire and SLI ready
UEFI BIOS, Fan Expert II and MemOK!
Dual Intelligent Processors II
DDR3 2800 Support, DTS Support, Gigabit LAN and Mini DisplayPort

Reviewers Didn't Like

Black and Gold Color Scheme
No Wireless Features

Expert reviews and ratings

100

Excellent performance and a wide range of ports and expansion slots make this a great Intel board for Haswell...

By Expert Reviews on March 07, 2014

the performance of this board isn't bad at all It is somewhere in the center span On another note we had a look at power consumption and in this case we clearly see that we have a board here that hasn't been equipped with an armada of features In the...

By Ocaholic on December 20, 2013

It seems that cutting costs can lead to a small disadvantage when it comes to overclocking Haswell CPUs. That's certainly true with the Z87-A, albeit only by 100MHz, but the MSI Z87-G45 Gaming costs just £5 more and managed to get to 4.7GHz with...

By Bit-tech.net on October 17, 2013

The Z87 -A board is a excellent accomplishment by the ASUS design team as it is super simple and while it may lack some bells and whistles it puts down some excellent performance at a great price point....

By bjorn3d.com on August 07, 2013

A few weeks ago, we did a preview of the upcoming motherboards that support the 4th generation Intel processors. Today, we will take a look at one of the motherboards – the ASUS Z87-A motherboard. The Z87-A motherboard is a mid range board that...

By OCWorkBench on June 01, 2013

In our comparison tables, meanwhile you find benchmark values regarding 43 recent Z97 and Z87 motherboards. Furthermore we do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you a market overview which helps you choose the...

By Ocaholic on December 03, 2014

ASUS Z87- A is perfectly balanced solution on the basis of which can be assembled as a powerful gaming computer and a high-performance workstation, and no matter you are building a new system or upgrading an existing. ASUS Z87-A utility ASUS AI Suite...

By extremespec.net on February 26, 2014

On 1 June 2013, Intel introduced the fourth generation of its Core processors , also known as Haswell. That day we published a group test of 33 motherboards, but as the prices weren't known at the time, it wasn't possible to draw accurate conclusions...

By uk.hardware.info on July 03, 2013

The ASUS Z87-A turned out to be an excellent entry-level motherboard for the new Haswell platform. For $139.99 , it's certainly a viable option for those on a budget, but still wanting the overclocking features the Z87-A provides. The new AI Suite III...

By overclockers.com on July 02, 2013

The new ‘golden theme’ which ASUS have brought to Z87 was met with mixed views upon launch back at the beginning of June.After had first-hand experience with the Z87-A, we have to say that seeing it in the flesh, we aren’t too impressed by the...

By vortez.net on June 28, 2013

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