MSI Z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard Review

Bioshock Infinite

We used the Bioshock Infinite demanding ‘Ultra’ setting and a 1920 x 1080 resolution to push today’s gaming hardware. Our data was recorded using a section of the game, not the built-in benchmark.

Metro: Last Light

We used a 1920 x 1080 resolution and the Metro: Last Light built-in benchmark set to ‘High’ quality to offer an intense challenge for the gaming hardware while also making playable frame rates a possibility.

Tomb Raider

We used a 1920 x 1080 resolution and the Tomb Raider built-in benchmark set to ‘Ultimate’ quality.

Gaming performance of the Z97 Gaming 5 is as strong as we would expect from an LGA 1150 motherboard.

It's worth noting that MSI's board was able to outperform the Gigabyte and Asus parts by a consistent (albeit very small) margin in the Tomb Raider benchmark. Rounding in our charts does not highlight the consistent 0.4 FPS performance advantage for MSI's model.

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