MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	313% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '18 at 16:58
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 160 2-Core 321 105% 193 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,085 105% 862 Pts	64-Core 1,333 82% 1,333 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2825 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 200 Reflection 208 Parallax 188 163% 198 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 194 Splatting 130 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 555GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,927 Write 1,832 Mixed 1,868 488% 2,209 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 45.3 243% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 57.1 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 269 213% 280 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 363%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 138 138 100 (03) Spinup time 156 156 38684590467 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 105 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 140 15 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 300 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 99 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 207 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 207 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 184684838953 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	121% Outstanding	Read 216 Write 205 Mixed 200 156% 207 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 3.99 4K Mixed 0.53 170% 1.81 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 145 9725 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3642 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8587 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1680 (10) Unknown 4 196 85351488239 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 383 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3258 (C2) HDA temperature 115 101 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	97.9% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 167 Mixed 162 126% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.22 4K Mixed 0.29 134% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3333C16 4x8GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 32.6 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 140%

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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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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 $182	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