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The memory performance on the Asus Blitz Formula was tweaked by the Asus engineers, and it shows in this test. Here the MSI P45 Platinum draws level with it's older sibling.

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This is a new test for Viperlair, one that will hopefully better show the differences between subsystems. Sure enough, the longer time needed to convert our VOB to MP4 shows the clear performance difference. Keep in mind, the only thing that's changed is the motherboard.

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Again, the two P35 boards show they are no slouches while the newer MSI P45 Platinum trails slightly behind.

Gaming - ETQW

Gaming - Crysis

Both ETQW and Crysis rely on a decent CPU, Memory and Subsystem setup to run in tandem with the graphics to enable smooth gameplay. The MSI P45 Platinum, while not performing badly, doesn't do as well as the other two boards. I've gotten the feeling througout testing that a BIOS update is needed to improve on the memory performance, as this seems to be the area which is holding the P45 Platinum back in our tests.