ASUS Maximus V Gene vs. Gigabyte G1.Sniper M3 Review
by Ian Cutress on May 13, 2013 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
- Motherboards
- Gigabyte
- Asus
- MicroATX
- Z77
Metro2033
Metro2033 is a DX11 benchmark that challenges every system that tries to run it at any high-end settings. Developed by 4A Games and released in March 2010, we use the inbuilt DirectX 11 Frontline benchmark to test the hardware at 2560x1440 with full graphical settings. Results are given as the average frame rate from 4 runs.
| Metro 2033 | 1 GPU | 2 GPU |
| AMD | ||
| NVIDIA |
Despite the Gigabyte motherboard being the better performer with AMD, the ASUS has a nose ahead with NVIDIA cards. Due to the GPU limited nature of Metro2033, and the fact it is rather ubiquitous to lane counts, the x16 + x4 of the Gigabyte performs within a few percent of x8/x8.
Dirt 3
Dirt 3 is a rallying video game and the third in the Dirt series of the Colin McRae Rally series, developed and published by Codemasters. Using the in game benchmark, Dirt 3 is run at 2560x1440 with Ultra graphical settings. Results are reported as the average frame rate across four runs.
| Dirt3 | 1 GPU | 2 GPU |
| AMD | ||
| NVIDIA |
Both motherboards are still trading blows with Dirt3, though what is noticeable is that x16+x4 from the Gigabyte board performs a lot worse than x8/x8 from the CPU – moving from above 120 FPS to below it. Make sure you put the GPUs in the right slots!
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Ristogod - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
The Title of the article indicates you are comparing the G1.Sniper 3. Instead you use the G1.Sniper M3 in the review.IanCutress - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
Thanks :) I've had the Sniper 3 on the brain. Though several pairs of eyes have read through and all missed the title.Ian
A5 - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
I wish manufacturers were more willing to send you cheaper mATX boards.Neither of these boards really feel like a good value compared to cheaper things in the same companies' lines. I guess the ROG makes some sense if you really need the wi-fi card + SLI/XFire (which loses you the Intel NIC as a useful feature...), but still.
IanCutress - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
It is something I am changing with Haswell. After initial launch reviews, I want to look at mATX. I've let the manufacturers know. That means gaming models and the cheaper end of the spectrum, perhaps in a couple of roundups focusing on price points or individually if people prefer the reviews that way.Ian
A5 - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
I personally like round-ups better due to the fact that they make the writer make explicit comparisons, but I understand that they're way more work for you :PEither way I'll probably upgrade before it would be published, but I appreciate the idea of increasing coverage in that segment.
DanNeely - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
I'm probably going to hold off until the USB3 fix refresh is out; so I should be able to read all the initial wave reviews before opening my wallet. My main box is going to be high OCed and water cooled; so I assume the boards I'm interested in will be in the initial flagship/near flagship review wave.MrSpadge - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - link
Agreed - at these prices I wouldn't consider such mainboards at all.just4U - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - link
A5, I don't see them as a good value compared to cheaper boards in the same company. My view has always been (with gaming matx) they are a great value when compared to more expensive boards in the same company. They pack a lot into these little boards /w features typically only seen in their highest end offerings.GeorgeH - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
I had the Gene for about a week before replacing it. It was an awesome board, I just couldn't stand the coil whine. Sample size of 1, though, so did you notice any whine with your review sample?IanCutress - Monday, May 13, 2013 - link
No coil whine on my sample. I notice that some motherboards cause my testing PSUs to whine every now and again, especially in multi-GPU setups on gaming tests, but I can't say I had any with the Gene.Ian