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MSI X99A SLI Plus Motherboard Review

Luke Hill November 19, 2015 Featured Tech News, Motherboard

We will be outlining the MSI X99A SLI Plus motherboard’s performance with the Core i7 5960X CPU at its stock frequency (3.5GHz due to forced turbo). Overclocked performance will be outlined later in the review.

By default, the MSI X99A SLI Plus motherboard applies multi-core turbo (MCT) and forces the 5960X to a constant 3.5GHz when XMP is enabled.

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MSI applies a low voltage with the 5960X when operating at its 3.5GHz MCT frequency. This low CPU load VCore of 1.07V helps to reduce power consumption and processor temperatures.

X99 Motherboard Test System:

Compared X99 Motherboards:

Software:

  • MSI X99A SLI Plus BIOS v1.9.
  • GeForce 355.60 VGA drivers.

Tests:

  • Cinebench R15 – All-core CPU benchmark (System)
  • HandBrake 0.10.2 – Convert 1.23GB 1080P game recording using the High Profile setting and MP4 container (System)
  • 7-Zip 15.05 beta – Manual video archival (System)
  • 3DMark 1.5.915 – Fire Strike Ultra (Gaming)
  • Grand Theft Auto V – 1920 x 1080, near-maximum quality (Gaming)
  • Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor – 1920 x 1080, ultra quality (Gaming)
  • ATTO – USB 3.0 transfer rates (Motherboard)
  • RightMark Audio Analyzer – General audio performance test (Motherboard)

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3 comments

  1. Bill Jones
    November 19, 2015 at 6:20 pm

    Wow, what a board! I’ve been eyeing this MSI motherboard for ages. It looks stunning and so cheap too. I think I’ll have to buy this come Black Friday!

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  3. Anonimo
    November 22, 2015 at 2:16 pm

    I have S version of that board, the only difference is that this one has additional USB 3.1 controller. This board gave me a lot of problems to boot with G.Skill 8GB RAM sticks. It booted only with one stick and what was more frustrating it could boot only from the second BIOS. After I did BIOS update all started booting fine with all slots occupied.

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