Overclocking performance
Overclocking is where boards can set themselves apart, and we were pleasantly surprised to see the MSI lead the pack by a comfortable margin, because it's not often that the same CPU will run 70MHz faster in a competing board.
Using some G.Skill Ripjaws V 8GB DDR4-3600 enabled us to push on close to the 4,000MHz barrier when increasing juice to 1.45V and dropping latencies down to 18-19-19-40-2T.
A few watts here or there aren't going to make a big difference to your annual 'leccy bill.