MSI Z170A SLI Plus Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. MSI Z170A SLI Plus: Packaging and Bundle3. MSI Z170A SLI Plus: Board Layout and Features4. MSI Z170 UEFI5. MSI Z170 Software6. Testing Methodology7. Tests: System-related8. Tests: Gaming-related9. Overclocking: Frequencies10. Overclocking: Performance11. Tests: Motherboard-related12. Closing Thoughts13. View All Pages

We will outline the performance increases that can be obtained from using the MSI Z170A SLI Plus motherboard to overclock our system. Our overclocked processor frequency was 4.8GHz and memory speed was maintained at 3200MHz.

As a performance comparison, we have included the overclocked results from eight other Z170 motherboards. The maximum overclocked configuration achieved with each board was a 4800MHz (48 x 100MHz) processor frequency and memory speed was 3200MHz CL16 where the board supported it (not on the ASRock Z170 Extreme4).

A healthy CPU and CPU Cache overclock help to deliver performance gains in Cinebench and 3DMark. MSI's motherboard proves itself as a worthy contender when being used as part of an overclocked system.

The boost in Grand Theft Auto V's recorded frame rate when overclocked is tied to the updated GPU driver used when testing the MSI Z170A SLI Plus motherboard.

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