Intel’s “mainstream” socket continues to spawn enthusiast parts with the company’s fastest-ever gaming-oriented CPU. You’ll probably want a feature-packed motherboard for that, and five companies stepped up to show off the best of the sub-$220 segment.
Results: File Compression
MSI’s Z97 MPower performed unremarkably until now. We see it stumble slightly in 7-Zip and one of our WinZip tests. Gigabyte’s default overclock barely helps it top these benchmarks.
ASRock Z97 Extreme6
Asus Z97-Pro(Wi-Fi ac)
Gigabyte Z97X-UD5H
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