Next we look at the memory bandwidth, some memory overclocking and GPU bandwidth. We ran AIDA64 Extreme three times and took the best results for each metric.
We used 16GB of the excellent Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 with no extra volts when overclocking.
The MSI Z97I GAMING AC Motherboard is behind in all but two results. As is becoming the theme, this is still too close to have much of a meaning.
MSI Z97I GAMING AC Motherboard Review
Package - 9
Performance - 9.5
Price - 9
Consumer Experience - 9
9.1
This motherboard is aimed at gamers and it has all the right features excluding SLi. During our game tests we did not feel the need for SLi, justifying the little motherboard in its own right. You can get a GTX970 or 770, as we did, into most modern mITX Chassis, combing with this motherboard to make an excellent high end gamer rig or Steam Box.