At least the BOOT time is MUCH better with the TUF MB. And to add insult to injury, the TUF has an NVME 3.0 and the Stix an 4.0 NVME (both are Samsung NVME).
The Strix is SUPPOSEDLY a on a higher tier, but I do like the performance of the TUF more...
If I knew, I would have saved 100 bucks!
