Four Z77-Based Mini-ITX Motherboards, Reviewed

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Yes, you can get all of the functionality enabled by Intel's Z77 Express chipset in a tiny mini-ITX form factor! We round up four motherboards that uniquely approach the gaming and media center markets with a range of features and prices. Which is best?

Results: 3DMark And PCMark

Proving that all four boards have similar gaming capability, 3DMark’s tiny performance differences reflect the diminutive base clock differences between boards.

PCMark shows a similar, though slightly tighter, performance spread.

PCMark’s Starting Applications drive access pattern has a slightly larger spread, though this can be affected by small things like how long the drive has been idle.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.