Intel Z97 Express: Five Enthusiast Motherboards, $120 To $160

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Tom’s Hardware readers set a higher bar for enthusiast-class motherboards, demanding overclocking capabilities and more robust feature sets. Priced from $120 to $160, we welcome the first five Z97 motherboards to our enhanced definition of mainstream!

Results: Audio And Video Encoding

MSI’s mysterious lead in a couple games goes away in our Audio and Video encoding suite. That’s particularly important to note in iTunes, since this benchmark is so heavily influenced by clock rate.

Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom
Thomas Soderstrom is a Senior Staff Editor at Tom's Hardware US. He tests and reviews cases, cooling, memory and motherboards.