MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	240% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	60.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 19:02
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 295 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 966 92% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,241 77% 1,241 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 190 Parallax 189 143% 185 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 169 Splatting 121 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000H1 256GB 3,288 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW74H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1217 1210 1208 890 826 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 1581 Write 1,187 Mixed 789 SusWrite 1,090 260% 1,162 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 63.4 245% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 1,214 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 446 420% 677 MB/s
Poor: 124% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 164 163 161 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 211 214 215 215 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 182 Mixed 85 SusWrite 214 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 689GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 92 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 122 Write 121 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 91.3 64% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 34.3 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 149%

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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 $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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) $30	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