MSI Z97I Gaming AC Mini-ITX Motherboard Review

By Steven Kean

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider E3 2012 Trailer Shows New Game Direction

Marketed as a reboot of the Tomb Raider series, it was released in March 2013. It is an action-adventure game with a much younger female lead character, Lara Croft. It establishes the origins of Lara Croft for a second time, putting her on an island where she much save her friends and escape while be hunted. Played in a third person perspective, survival is key, with elements of exploration and combat.

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Once again we use the 4K resolution of 3840×2160, and bump the graphics quality up to Ultra.

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Benchmark Results: In Tomb Raider, the MSI Z97I Gaming AC motherboard takes another small lead over the Gigabyte board. The difference here is the Maximum FPS, the MSI Z97I Gaming AC peaked at 39.9FPS, while the Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 peaked at 32.3FPS. Maximum FPS isn’t a huge deal though since it could hit it once and that’s it. The Average FPS is a better representation of how it performs.