ASRock H77 Pro4 MVP Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard Review

Manufacturer ASRock
Name H77 Pro4/MVP
Type / Chipset Intel LGA1155 CPU / Intel H77 Chipset
Dimensions +++ 15 mm (40 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. 40 mm (60 mm radius). The overall size of this ATX mainboard is 305 x 201 mm.
Slots +++ 3x pci, PCIe 3.0: 1×16 (Ivy Bridge) PCIe 2.0: 1×16, 1×1, 4x DDR3-1066 – 1333/1600 (Sandy Bridge/Ivy Bridge) max 32GB RAM
Connectors

++++ 4x SATA3 (2x Intel H77 and 2x ASMedia ASM1061), 4x SATA2 (H77), 1x serial (optional), 1x PS/2, 1x IR (optional), 1x CIR (optional), 1x 10/100/1000 Mbps base-T Ethernet (Realtek RTL 8111E), 4x USB 3.0 (2x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 10x USB 2.0 (4x of them internal, slot bracket for additional ports is not included), 8-Channel ALC892 onboard 7.1 sound with 5x 3.5 mm connectors (1x optical S/PDIF out, 1x int. HDMI S/PDIF out, 1x int. Aux, ext. Line in, ext. Mic, ext. Front out, ext. Rear out, ext. Center/Subwoofer) and 5x fan connectors (2x 4-pin and 3x 3-pin).

Vcore ++++ BIOS Offset between -0.300 bis +0.600 Volt or Fixed 0.600 – 1.700 Volt (depends on CPU)
Multiplier — BIOS offers only CPU Turbo Ratio
Host Frequency —- BIOS offers no BCLK setting
VIO/VDD ++++ DRAM Voltage (DDR3 voltage) 1.165 – 1.800 Volt, IGPU Offset -0.300 – +0.600 Volt, IGPU Fixed 0.600 – 1.520 Volt, PCH (chipset) 0.780 – 1.646 Volt, VTT (VCCIO/QPI/IMC) 0.768 – 1.634 Volt, VCCSA (System Agent Voltage) 0.925 – 1.200 Volt, CPU PLL Overvoltage 1.586 – 2.349 Volt, CPU Load Line Calibration 1-5, iGPU Load Line Calibration 1-5.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark ratings with some video cards and benchmark tools.

SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Arithmetik Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 65,84 GOPS SiSoftware Sandra 2011 Multimedia Processorperformance in Windows 7 RC: 184,66 MPixel/s

3DMark11 Entry Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark11 Entry Test unter Windows 7: E6522 (GPU: 6820 / Physics: 6451 / Combined Score: 5086)

3DMark Vantage Entry Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E37643 (GPU: 61398 / CPU: 17421) 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E30158 (GPU: 39637 / CPU: 17560) 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 GT2 DX10.1 iGPU: 3DMark Vantage Entry Test in Windows 7: E9741 (GPU: 8523 / CPU: 17046)

3DMark06 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 22821 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 18028 3DMarks 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 GT2 DX10.1 iGPU: 3DMark06 in Windows 7: 4310 3DMarks

3DMark03 Benchmark ratings with Intel Core-i5 2500K processor. 1x Sapphire HD6870 1024MB ATI Radeon HD6870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 75490 3DMarks 1x Sapphire HD4870 512MB ATI Radeon HD4870 PCIe 2.0 video card: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 49703 3DMarks 1x onBoard Intel HD Graphics 2000 GT2 DX10.1 iGPU: 3DMark03 in Windows 7: 10816 3DMarks

Manual and Labeling

+++ Complete and well placed motherboard description and good manual with a lot of tips about topics like AHCI, CPU installation, Surround Display Feature, HDCP function, etc. This mainboard comes with a detailed manual in different languages. ASRock followed our often mentioned suggestion about the missing BIOS section in the manual and now offers a seperated Software Setup Guide with UEFI BIOS Setup section. Additionally a Lucid Virtu guide and an ASRock XFast 555 quick reference guide was included.