Haswell Devils Canyon Performance

MSI 9-series motherboards come with a rather unique UEFI that is divided up into six major menus.  Within those menus you will find specialized sections to control features like overclocking and onboard peripherals.  We have seen this menu system before on the Z79 XPower and later in the B85M Gaming and had reservations about using it at first due to poor documentation.  However, after awhile you just learn where stuff is and can quickly get around.

Below are some of the screens from the MSI Z97I Gaming AC UEFI in no particular order.

One really cool feature is the auto memory overclock setting that will allow you to pick a CAS (CL) option and frequency.  It wasn't completely stable but we were able to push our 2133Mhz memory to 2600Mhz with only a few menu clicks.

For those using the MSI command center you will be happy to see that many of the same monitoring features are also available in the UEFI under the Board Explorer menu.  The page gives you a snapshot of the motherboard with clickable regions showing you what is connected to each area.