MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive267% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A98
MotherboardMSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171027
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 06 '17 at 20:15
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 141
2-Core 263
91% 164 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 873
82% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,141
71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 186
Parallax 175
126% 172 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 163
Splatting 115
108% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,519
Write 1,436
Mixed 1,727
418% 1,894 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 54.3
191% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 207
220% 365 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 267%
Great: 353%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 154
Mixed 179
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 3.02
4K Mixed 0.57
154% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.9
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) Builds (Compare 137 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $923
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