Review: MSI Z170A Tomahawk

by Tarinder Sandhu on 13 January 2016, 16:31

Tags: MSI

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CPU-centric tests

We wouldn't expect there to be a lot to separate well-tuned boards - we take the time to make sure the BIOSes are all running the correct CPU base and boost speeds - but MSI, with the latest BIOS, has the upper hand in terms of the first two benchmarks but then falls a touch behind in the taxing HandBrake evaluation.