Testseek.com have collected 68 expert reviews of the Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Asus Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1.
June 2014
(88%)
68 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(90%)
12 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Stock performance
Overclocking performance
Motherboard manual
Board layout and design with exception of CPU socket area (see below)
Board aesthetics
Utility and enhanced function with redesigned Thermal Armor and Fortifier back plate
UEFI BIOS desig
Top Tier Performance on All Levels
Excellent OC Capabilities
Unmatched Cooling Control Capabilities
Powerful
Intuitive BIOS
Excellent Fan Tuning Options In BIOS
Thermal Radar 2 Allows for Unmatched Fan Tweaking
Four Chassis Fan Headers Can Operate
Thermal Armor actually works
Thermal Radar 2 feature links board sensors to fans for ultimate control
SATA Express support will be useful Real Soon Now
Truly wonderful UEFI BIOS
The editors didn't like
Capacitor proximity along upper side of CPU socket
Bandwidth sharing between tertiary PCI-Express 16 slot and PCI-Express x1 slot 3 and the ASMedia USB 3.0 rear panel port
‹ Benchmark Testing
Review Index
Introduction and Technical SpecificationsFeat
Fan Tuning In BIOS and Thermal Radar 2 Can Sometimes Show Very Inaccurate Low Limits and Take Several Runs To Get Right
”CPU” Temperature used in Thermal Radar 2 Does Not Correspond to Typically Meaningful Measurements – It Is Neither a Core nor Package
No onboard wireless
EZ Tuning Wizard creates nonfunctional overclock
My Favorites BIOS feature less convenient than previous iterations
Published: 2014-09-03, Author: George , review by: hitechlegion.com
Top Tier Performance on All Levels, Excellent OC Capabilities, Unmatched Cooling Control Capabilities, Powerful, Intuitive BIOS, Excellent Fan Tuning Options In BIOS, Thermal Radar 2 Allows for Unmatched Fan Tweaking, Four Chassis Fan Headers Can Operate
Fan Tuning In BIOS and Thermal Radar 2 Can Sometimes Show Very Inaccurate Low Limits and Take Several Runs To Get Right, ”CPU” Temperature used in Thermal Radar 2 Does Not Correspond to Typically Meaningful Measurements – It Is Neither a Core nor Package
I have actually been using Sabertooths in my own everyday builds since the P55 chipset, and watching the evolution has been more than interesting. The Sabertooth started out as a server board and has always been a niche component. Features were rather s...
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Published: 2014-06-29, Author: Eric , review by: futurelooks.com
Abstract: Naturally, DIY users are wondering what makes the new Z97 chipset any better than the previous Z87 Lynx Point. To answer those questions, we've assembled the GIGABYTE GA-Z97X-UD5H, MSI Z97 Gaming 7, ASUS Z97 Mark-I Sabertooth and ASRock Fatal1ty Z97 Kille...
ASUS has a great offering at hand with their Z97 Sabertooth Mark 1, but I'll say it out loud... is it too expensive? The Z97-A offers nearly the same except for the thermal armor, yet costs 125 EUR where this Sabertooth costs 200 EUR. Features are good t...
Published: 2014-06-13, Author: Alex , review by: extremespec.net
As the previous models of the ASUS TUF series – ASUS SABERTOOTH Z 97 MARK 1 proves itself, with the highest quality and well equipped with great combination of an impressive list of benefits and a number of technologies.ASUS SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK 1 is an ex...
Stock performance, Overclocking performance, Motherboard manual, Board layout and design with exception of CPU socket area (see below), Board aesthetics, Utility and enhanced function with redesigned Thermal Armor and Fortifier back plate, UEFI BIOS desig
Capacitor proximity along upper side of CPU socket, Bandwidth sharing between tertiary PCI-Express 16 slot and PCI-Express x1 slot 3 and the ASMedia USB 3.0 rear panel port, ‹ Benchmark Testing, Review Index, Introduction and Technical SpecificationsFeat
Before continuing with our final thoughts on the Sabertooth Z97 Mark 1 motherboard, we would like to take this opportunity to give our friends at ASUS a hearty “Thank You” for giving us the opportunity to review another example of their engineering prowes...
Thermal Armor actually works, Thermal Radar 2 feature links board sensors to fans for ultimate control, SATA Express support will be useful Real Soon Now, Truly wonderful UEFI BIOS
No onboard wireless, EZ Tuning Wizard creates nonfunctional overclock, My Favorites BIOS feature less convenient than previous iterations
ASUS has responded with innovation and verve as Intel has moved more and more capabilities into its chipsets, making it more difficult for vendors to distinguish their products. Broadly speaking, ASUS' motherboard lineup comprises value boards, where pric...
ASUS has taken full advantage of this chipset refresh to add some nifty features to the TUF Sabertooth Z97 Mark I. Although SATA Express is still in its infancy, by Q4 of this year we should begin to see hardware hit the market to take full advantage of...
Before we get into the specifics on the motherboard, I just want to cover the Z97 chipset a little. When it comes to new features, the chipset doesn't see a whole lot of extras. The first comes in the form of M.2 SSD support being more widespread. M.2, w...
Appealing to the eye, Rock solid durability, Extra cooling supplied, Workstation grade components, Extensive accessories bundle, Packed with useful features, Excellent performance
May not appeal to all tastes
It's been a while since we last had any hands-on experience with the TUF Series – in fact, our last review for this series featured a motherboard using the Intel P67 chipset. So has much changed in the last four years? Indeed, it has.The SABERTOOTH Z170 M...
