MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	22.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	263% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 4.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '17 at 19:17
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 924 93% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,254 78% 1,254 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	22.9% Poor	Lighting 22.5 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 44.6 18% 26.5 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 29.3 Splatting 38.1 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 623GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 25756 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 304 (B1) Unknown 98 98 14 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 56 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 11 (EB) Unknown 99 99 233 (F1) Unknown 99 99 38142120983	97.3% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 346 Mixed 358 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 83.3 4K Mixed 29.4 145% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 101 126% 227 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 126%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,002 Write 1,803 Mixed 1,670 407% 1,825 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 41.7 206% 81.8 MB/s	DQ Read 49.6 DQ Write 484 DQ Mixed 263 204% 266 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 398GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 30722 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 266 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 54 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 6 (EB) Unknown 99 99 194 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21444676950	97.5% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 345 Mixed 358 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 84.9 4K Mixed 29.4 147% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 99.6 126% 227 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4133 C19 2x8GB 1,842 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4133 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 30.5 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 35 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 45.4 88% 45.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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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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