Lavalys Everest 5.0.1667 Memory Performance

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MSI's BIOS automatically set the Corsair 1,600MHz CL8 memory at 1,333MHz CL9, just like the Asus board, but its core performance is still better in all areas of raw numbers and latency. Overclocked the Asus was pushed to a 200MHz base clock, affording a higher CPU-northbridge clock and memory performance of 2,000MHz at CL8, however the MSI at 190MHz base clock and 1,900MHz CL8 memory actually generates a slightly faster result in everything bar write performance, but that's almost entirely dependent on base clock and CPU-northbridge clock so understandable.

SiSoftware Sandra Lite 2009 SP4 (15.125) Pro Business

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Sisoft Sandra might say that both the boards performance almost identical at stock speeds, but the MSI obliterates the Asus when overclocked, as it also knocked several nanoseconds off the latency numbers in both cases too.