MSI Z87-G43 Gaming Motherboard Review

We will outline the performance increases that can be obtained from using the MSI Z87-G43 Gaming motherboard to overclock our system. Our overclocked processor frequency was 4.5GHz and memory speed was 2133MHz.

As a performance comparison, we have included the overclocked results from four other Z87 motherboards. The maximum overclocked configuration achieved with each board was a 4500MHz (45 x 100MHz) processor frequency and 2133MHz CL9 memory speed.

MSI's Z87-G43 Gaming is able to offer competitive performance against higher-priced alternatives, even when overclocking is added into the equation.

Cinebench proves that the Z87-G43 is a perfectly plausible motherboard for overclocking duties with a high-performance processor.

Metro: Last Light shows more of the same; MSI's Z87-G43 Gaming has no problem dealing with overclocked situations, irrelevant of its asking price and basic power delivery system.

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