MSI Z170A Tomahawk Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. MSI Z170A Tomahawk: Packaging and Bundle3. MSI Z170A Tomahawk: Layout and Examination4. MSI Z170A Tomahawk: UEFI5. MSI Z170A Tomahawk: Software6. Testing Methodology7. Tests: CPU-related8. Tests: Memory-related9. Tests: GPU-related10. Tests: Motherboard-related11. Overclocking12. Conclusion13. View All Pages

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AIDA64 Engineer is a multi-featured software suite for diagnostics, stress testing, benchmarking, software auditing and various other measurement parameters. We use AIDA64 Engineer to benchmark memory throughput and latency.

SiSoft Sandra

SiSoft Sandra 2016 is a multi-function utility program that supports remote analysis, benchmarking and diagnostic features for PCs, servers, mobile devices and networks. We use the SiSoft Sandra memory bandwidth test to give us an extra set of memory bandwidth results.

MSI's Z170A Tomahawk falls slightly behind ASUS in synthetic tests but this minor gap has no implications for real-world performance.

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