Asus Z87i-Pro

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

3
Good:

3
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Packed with highend features to keep your system stable.
Decent stock and overclocked performance.
Excellent provided fan connectivity and control.

Cons:

Poor memory performance under XMP setting with our memory.
No Intel Thunderbolt.

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Last revision on April 23, 2015

Reviewers Liked

Packed with highend features to keep your system stable
Decent stock and overclocked performance
Excellent provided fan connectivity and control
Wide-open BIOS ready for tweaking to the limit
Included WiFi/Bluetooth
122 VRM design
Fully functional

Reviewers Didn't Like

Poor memory performance under XMP setting with our memory
No Intel Thunderbolt
Color scheme used may not appeal to all

Expert reviews and ratings

The last mITX board I looked at was pretty decent, to say the least, and affordable, but what if you have a larger budget and are looking for a slightly higher feature set? Who can give you that? The quickest answer many are going to respond to that...

By techPowerUp! on January 31, 2014

100

Not cheap, but this board’s features and overclocking ability make it a Best...

By Expert Reviews on September 16, 2013

At £146, the Asus Z87i-Pro certainly isn't the best option for a budget mini-ITX gaming rig. In fact, only the Asus Maximus VI Impact holds a higher price tag when it comes to enthusiast mini-ITX motherboards. The competition is far cheaper too, with...

By Bit-tech.net on August 29, 2013

At a first glance the Z87IPro definitely leaves a good impression You get convincing feature mix and it won't take long until you realize that ASUS created a product, which should feature a reasonable price tag Apart from the excellent power design...

By Ocaholic on August 14, 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

There was a time, not so long ago, when going for a mini-ITX board meant compromises on features and performance. Recently though with boards like the Maximus VI Impact we have seen some very impressive engineering to bring an enthusiast level product...

By HardwareHeaven on February 11, 2014

To assemble a powerful PC you no longer need an oversized desktop chassis. With a mini-ITX motherboard and Intel Haswell processor you can build a powerful yet compact PC capable of running any game. We tested a total of 13 Haswell ITX boards. Even a...

By uk.hardware.info on January 27, 2014

ASUS has been at the forefront of the high performance mini-ITX revolution since it became popularised by small form factor mini-ITX cases like Bitfenix's Prodigy. Today we have one of those innovative mini-ITX solutions of which ASUS now have numerous...

By eTeknix on November 25, 2013

Feature rich could only mean ONE thing – it won't be cheap. The board retails at RM 720 and it's definitely a product to consider if you're setting up a Mini-ITX rig but want it to be as powerful as can be. ...

By GoldFries on November 20, 2013

Using the system logic Intel Z87 Express gives this model wide overclocking capabilities, and a powerful center of CPU and memory VRM provide large margin. Do not forget about the manufacturer and the multimedia part of the board. At the interface...

By extremespec.net on September 09, 2013

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