MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 158% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 149% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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	152% 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	327% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '18 at 08:21
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 589 8-Core 955 95% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,323 82% 1,323 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 209 Reflection 223 Parallax 228 170% 220 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 208 Splatting 135 156% 199 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 349GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1437 1452 1451 1464 1457 1450 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,465 Write 1,752 Mixed 996 SusWrite 1,452 371% 1,666 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 77.4 275% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,328 DQ Write 1,158 DQ Mixed 1,156 890% 1,214 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 363%
Samsung 860 Pro 512GB-$150 16,934 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 74GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 452 454 452 447 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 462 Mixed 442 SusWrite 452 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.4 213% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 639GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 461 466 466 467 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 467 Mixed 444 SusWrite 464 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.2 210% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01M03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 198 190 188 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 192 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 193 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%

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)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 32.5 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.5 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 50.1 80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 $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 $46

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