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

Cinebench

We used the ‘CPU’ test built into Cinebench R15 .

Handbrake Conversion

We measured the average frame rate achieved for a task of converting a 1.23GB 1080P game recording using the High Profile setting and MP4 container.

7-Zip

We manually archive a 1.23GB MP4 game recording to test the performance in 7-Zip.

Performance groupings are very tight in our trio of CPU-heavy benchmarks. MSI's Z170A SLI Plus sits in joint-bottom position in Cinebench, likely due to its minor CPU Cache frequency reduction versus many competing boards.

Our Handbrake and 7-Zip tests sit MSI's offering amongst the majority of other Z170 options, with no glaring performance issues being highlighted.

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