MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	258% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180308
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '18 at 07:50
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 277 92% 168 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 820 84% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 192 Parallax 184 137% 181 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 167 Splatting 124 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 230GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1373 1440 1528 1486 1488 1614 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 2,208 Write 1,544 Mixed 747 SusWrite 1,488 334% 1,497 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52.9 196% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 340 270% 387 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 353%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 127 136 143 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 120 Write 133 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 141 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 259B 3TB 245 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 519GB free, PID 259b Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 64 64 62 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 67.7 Write 66.7 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 64.6 92% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 101%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	82x
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	33x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	15x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	16x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	9x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	7x
CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GBCorsairBench 100%, 1,121 samples	6x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 1,354 samples	5x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16