TT Show Episode 58 - Apple Intelligence, AMD confirms RDNA 4 details, and Russia fines Google

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards

MSI's new BIOS UI, design, and features for Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs and systems is a massive improvement over previous versions.

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards
Comment IconFacebook IconX IconReddit Icon
Senior Editor
Published
2 minutes read time

This year, AMD and Intel have announced and released their next-gen desktop CPUs with the new Ryzen 9000 Series and Intel Core Ultra (Series 2). New processors mean new chipsets, in this case, Intel Z890 and AMD X870, and countless new motherboards hitting retail shelves as we close the year.

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards 2

During a recent tour of MSI's impressive factory in Shenzhen, China, where we saw Intel Z890 motherboards being produced at a mind-boggling scale, we got to go hands-on with a few Intel Core Ultra 200 builds with MSI's new boards. New CPUs and new motherboards are always exciting, but when you throw in a brand-new, modern BIOS redesign - it all feels 'next-gen.'

MSI is calling its revamped, redesigned, and overhauled BIOS interface and UI the Click BIOS X system. We went hands-on with two systems: an Intel Core Ultra 9 285K CPU and MEG Z890 ACE motherboard and an Intel Core Ultra 5 245K CPU and MAG Z890 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard.

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards 3

Outside of the visual overhaul, clean-looking design, and higher-resolution presentation with support for ultrawide displays, the big design goal with Click BIOS X was to make the most relevant and helpful information and settings easily accessible, and only one click away.

It's easily MSI's best BIOS interface to date and quite possibly the most intuitive of all the major motherboard players. The default EZ Mode clearly lays things out with CPU, DRAM, Storage, and Fan information on the right-hand side of the screen. The top view provides quick access to the CPU's 'Game Boost' mode, MSI's new NPU AI Boost for the Core Ultra NPUs, and the ability to cycle through different memory profiles.

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards 4

On top of this, the 'EZ Config' section provides quick access to MSI Performance Presets for the CPU, which covers Intel's default or recommended settings for its new Core Ultra Arrow Lake chips, plus the various OC tunings and MSI presets to boost performance. Likewise, the company's new Memory Try It! feature (yes, that's what it's called) lets you switch between multiple XMP or EXPO profiles for memory - covering more timing and speed combinations that we've seen in a one-click memory OC mode.

Switching to Advanced View, the goal is the same: provide quick access to the motherboard's most popular and used features and settings. The new Click BIOS X offers more detailed hardware monitoring with the ability to create and fine-tune detailed fan curves on a graph.

MSI Click BIOS X is the company's revamped UI for Intel Core Ultra and AMD motherboards 5

There's more to Click BIOS X than its visual overhaul, from more control for overclockers to more features for those wanting one-click access to several features. One final thing worth mentioning for the reviewers and troubleshooters out there is that Click BIOS X finally includes screenshot functionality so you can take snaps of everything you see and do.

Click BIOS X is standard in all new Z890 boards from MSI and ships with multiple themes, including light and dark modes.

Photo of the MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX Wi-Fi Gaming Motherboard
Best Deals: MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk MAX Wi-Fi Gaming Motherboard
Country flag Today 7 days ago 30 days ago
Loading... Loading...
Buy
* Prices last scanned on 11/1/2024 at 11:28 pm CDT - prices may not be accurate, click links above for the latest price. We may earn an affiliate commission from any sales.
Newsletter Subscription

Join the daily TweakTown Newsletter for a special insider look into new content and what is happening behind the scenes.

Senior Editor

Email IconX IconLinkedIn Icon

Kosta is a veteran gaming journalist that cut his teeth on well-respected Aussie publications like PC PowerPlay and HYPER back when articles were printed on paper. A lifelong gamer since the 8-bit Nintendo era, it was the CD-ROM-powered 90s that cemented his love for all things games and technology. From point-and-click adventure games to RTS games with full-motion video cut-scenes and FPS titles referred to as Doom clones. Genres he still loves to this day. Kosta is also a musician, releasing dreamy electronic jams under the name Kbit.

Related Topics

Newsletter Subscription