This is seen by the continual march on gaming branded motherboards, if only for SEO, or marketing label enhancements. There is strong competition, profit margins are low, and there is a bare minimum expectation of utility. The motherboard industry has gone through years of consolidation and enhancement, making it very difficult for new companies to emerge. To read specifically about the Z170 chip/platform and the specifications therein, our deep dive into what it is can be found at this link. Discrete Graphics: An Update for Z170 Motherboards – PCIe Firmware Update.Z170 Chipset Analysis and 55+ Motherboards – Motherboard Overview.Skylake Architecture Analysis – Architecture.Overclocking Performance Mini-Test to 4.8 GHz – Overclocking.Comparison between the i7-6700K and i7-2600K in Bench – CPU Comparison.Skylake-K Review: Core i7-6700K and Core i5-6600K – CPU Review.Other AnandTech Reviews for Intel’s 6 th Generation CPUs The newest Skylake platform is upon us, and we review the ASUS Z170-A motherboard to see their interpretation of the desktop this generation. Like all the motherboard manufacturers, I've followed ASUS for years, and observed their constant iteration as platforms evolve. Sometimes there is nostalgia, but it never stops us using the latest because it provides the user experience we expect at a minimum. All the time we expect technology to grow and improve, being better than the last. ![]() In the world of technology, you could speculate if there is ever a golden age, or a renaissance.
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