File Compression & Encryption:

Website: WinRAR
We used the Intel X25-M SSD to provide a uniform performance base between all the boards tested in file compression and decompression.

File Decompression & Decryption:

The two RAR archives created during the compression and encryption tests were then decompressed and decrypted.



For the DFI, in both file compression and decompression it's faster by a few seconds, where at most it stretches an 8.6 percent lead over the MSI in small file compression performance - probably attributed to it's marginally higher HDD performance.

Multitasking Performance

Website: MPC-HC
Website: 7Zip

To run multiple applications well you need a powerful (ideally multi-core) CPU and plenty of RAM. Our multitasking test performs a massive file backup (with encryption) using 7-Zip, while simultaneously playing back a HD movie file using Media Player Classic, making it a seriously demanding test for any PC.


In multitasking, there's very little between both the boards on average, with the DFI stretching out a two second lead that just isn't very noticeable in the real world.