ASRock Z270 Killer SLI Intel LGA 1151 Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer ASRock
Name Z270 Killer SLI
Type / Chipset Intel LGA 1151 CPU / Intel Z270 chipset
Dimensions +++ 11 mm (34 mm radius) around the socket to the next capacitor or other mainboard parts – for further information see Fit for Fan. The space to the next bigger heatsink is approx. 32 mm (55 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX motherboard is 305 x 244 mm.
Slots ++++ PCIe 3.0: 2×16, 4×1, 4x DDR4-800 – DDR4-2666, DDR4-3733+ OC, max 64GB RAM
Connectors ++++ 6x SATA3, 2x Ultra M.2, 1x serial (optional), 1x PS/2, 1x TPM, 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Intel I219V), 1x USB 3.0 Type-C, 5x USB 3.0 Type-A (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 6x USB 2.0 (all of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel Realtek ALC 892 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer), 1x DVI-D, 1x HDMI and 4x fan (4x 4Pin).
VCore ++++ In the VCore BIOS of 0.900 volts up to 1.520 volts and -0.100 to +0.500 offset
Multiplier ++++ In the BIOS from 8x to 120x (maximum multi depending on the CPU)
BCLK ++++ In the BIOS by 100 – 538.2 MHz
VIO/VDD +++ DRAM Voltage (DDR4 Voltage) 1.200 to 1.550V, DRAM Activating Power Supply 2.500 to 2.700V, CPU Internal PLL Voltage 0.900 to 1.200 Volt, PCH +1.0V Voltage 1.000 to 1.150 Volt, System Agent Spannung 1.050 to 1.300 Volt, CPU Core Current Limit, Short Duration Power Limit, Long Duration Power Limit, Long Duration Maintained and CPU Load Line Calibration 1 to 4.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark values comparison with different graphics cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with Intel Core i5-7600K Kaby Lake CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance in Windows 7: 103 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance in Windows 7: 359.83 MPixel/s

SiSoftware Sandra 2013 benchmark values with Intel Core i5-6600K Skylake CPU.
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 arithmetic processor performance in Windows 7: 80.53 GOPS
SiSoftware Sandra 2013 multimedia processor performance in Windows 7: 228.69 MPixel/s

3DMark benchmark values with Intel Core i5-7600K processor
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark on Windows 7: Fire Strike 6556, Cloud Gate 20266, Ice Storm 184559
3DMark06 on Windows 7: 34980 3DMarks

3DMark benchmark values with Intel Core i5-6600K processor
1x MSI Radeon R9 280 Twin Frozr gaming 3 GB PCIe 3.0 graphics card:
3DMark on Windows 7: Fire Strike 6466, Cloud Gate 17353, Ice Storm 176951
3DMark06 on Windows 7: 31002 3DMarks

1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 630 (7600K):
3DMark on Windows 10: Fire Strike 1166, Cloud Gate 9110, Ice Storm 84516

1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 530 (6600K):
3DMark on Windows 7: Fire Strike 1052, Cloud Gate 8414, Ice Storm 73319

Manual and Labeling +++ Well placed, complete motherboard description and good manual with a lot of tips about topics like CPU installation, memory installation, etc.. The manual comes in different languages. In addition a separated Software Setup Guide with UEFI settings is contained.

ASRock Z270 Killer SLI Layout, Design and Features …