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MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE Motherboard Review – GODLIKE Features At A GODLIKE Price

Hassan Mujtaba

CPU Performance Tests

All Z890 Motherboards Memory Support (Official Rating)

The Intel Z890 motherboards are listed with some of the highest-listed DDR5 memory support out of the box. The new platform supports the latest DDR5 CUDIMM memory kits, offering over 9000 MT/s speeds. Following is how each of the motherboards we tested stacks up in terms of frequency support:

Max DDR5 Speed Support In MT/s (Higher is Better)
MTps
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
10133
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
9600
ASRock Z890 Taichi Aqua
9600
ASRock Z890 Taichi
9600
ASRock Z890 Taichi Lite
9600
ASRock Z890 PG Nova WIFI
9600
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
9500
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
9200
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
9200
MSI MPG Z890 EDGE TI WIFI
9200
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk
9200

3DMark CPU Profile Benchmark

Instead of producing a single number, the 3DMark CPU Profile shows you how your CPU's performance changes and scales with the number of cores and threads used. The 3DMark CPU Profile has six tests that help you benchmark and compare CPU performance for gaming and other activities.

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3DMark CPU Profile (Max Threads) (Higher is Better)
CPU Score
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
19319
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
19318
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
19313
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
19310
ASRock Z890 Taichi
19312
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
19308
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
19308
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
19306
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
19306
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
19306
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
19305
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
19302

Blender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D creation suite. It supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline—modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, and even video editing and game creation.

Blender 2.8 (Lower is Better)
Render Time
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
0
8
16
24
32
40
48
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
45
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
46
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
45
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
45
ASRock Z890 Taichi
45
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
45
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
45
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
45
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
45
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
44
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
44
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
44

Cinebench 2024

Cinebench 2024 utilizes the power of Redshift, Cinema 4D's default rendering engine, to evaluate your computer's CPU and GPU capabilities. Cinebench 2024 is designed to accommodate a broad range of hardware configurations - while it seamlessly supports x86/64 architecture (Intel/AMD) on Windows and macOS.

Cinebench 2024 (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
149
2458
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
149
2455
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
149
2452
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
148
2448
ASRock Z890 Taichi
149
2448
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
149
2446
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
149
2446
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
148
2446
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
148
2445
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
148
2444
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
148
2442
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
148
2440

Cinebench R23

Cinebench is a real-world cross-platform test suite that evaluates your computer’s hardware capabilities. Improvements to Cinebench Release 20 reflect the overall advancements to CPU and rendering technology in recent years, providing a more accurate measurement of Cinema 4D’s ability to take advantage of multiple CPU cores and modern processor features available to the average user.

Cinebench R23 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread
0
9000
18000
27000
36000
45000
54000
0
9000
18000
27000
36000
45000
54000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
46009
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
46005
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
45892
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
45666
ASRock Z890 Taichi
45722
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
45707
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
45660
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
45683
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
45654
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
45662
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
45673
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
45686

CPU-Z

CPUz is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system such as the Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels, Mainboard, chipset, Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD), and Real-time measurement of each core's internal frequency, memory frequency.

CPU-z (Higher is Better)
Single-Thread
Multi-Thread
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
917
19275
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
917
19279
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
917
19270
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
916
19258
ASRock Z890 Taichi
916
19250
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
916
19254
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
916
19256
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
916
19248
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
916
19241
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
916
19237
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
916
19240
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
916
19233

Geekbench 6

Geekbench 6 is a cross-platform benchmark that measures your system's performance with the press of a button.

Geekbench 6 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
23490
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
23488
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
23481
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
23460
ASRock Z890 Taichi
23466
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
23462
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
23455
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
23458
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
23459
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
23455
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
23451
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
23447

HandBrake

HandBrake is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

Handbrake (Higher is Better)
4K H264 (Higher is Better)
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
0
40
80
120
160
200
240
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
103.8
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
103.8
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
103.7
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
103.5
ASRock Z890 Taichi
103.5
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
103.5
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
103.6
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
103.6
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
103.5
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
103.5
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
103.5
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
103.2

PCMark 10

PCMark 10 is a complete PC benchmarking solution for Windows 10. It includes several tests that combine individual workloads covering storage, computation, image and video manipulation, web browsing, and gaming. Specifically designed for the full range of PC hardware from netbooks and tablets to notebooks and desktops, PCMark 10 offers complete Windows PC performance testing for home and business use.

PCMark 10 (Higher is Better)
Overall CPU Score (Higher is Better)
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
11690
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
11689
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
11685
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
11681
ASRock Z890 Taichi
11680
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
11681
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
11682
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
11678
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
11679
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
11675
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
11677
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
11672

POV-Ray

The POV-Ray package includes detailed instructions on using the ray tracer and creating scenes. Many stunning scenes are included with POV-Ray so you can start creating images immediately when you get the package.

POV-Ray 3.7 (Higher is Better)
Multi-Thread Score
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
0
4000
8000
12000
16000
20000
24000
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
11217
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
11216
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
11218
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
11206
ASRock Z890 Taichi
11200
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
11202
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
11212
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
11210
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
11209
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
11207
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
11208
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
11025

SuperPI

Super PI is used by many overclockers to test the performance and stability of their computers. In the overclocking community, the standard program provides a benchmark for enthusiasts to compare “world record” pi calculation times and demonstrate their overclocking abilities. The program can also be used to test the stability of a certain overclock speed.

SuperPi 32M (Lower is Better)
Time in Seconds (Lower is Better)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
5.32
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
5.32
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
5.32
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
5.33
ASRock Z890 Taichi
5.32
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
5.32
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
5.32
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
5.33
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
5.33
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
5.33
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
5.33
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
5.33

WinRAR

WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can back up your data and reduce the size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP, and other files downloaded from the Internet, and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

Winrar  (Lower is Better)
File Compression (Time)
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
0
3
6
9
12
15
18
MSI MEG Z890 GODLIKE
12.8
ASRock Z890 Aqua OC
12.8
MSI MEG Z890 Unify-X
12.8
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS Master
12.7
ASRock Z890 Taichi
12.7
ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF
12.7
ASRock Z890 Taichi LITE
12.7
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WIFI
12.7
MSI MPG Z890 Edge TI WIFI
12.6
Maxsun iCraft Z890 Arctic
12.6
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WIFI
12.7
ASRock Z890 PG Nova
12.6

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