MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 outstanding.
Graphics	129% 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	188% 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.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '19 at 03:06
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	65%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 281 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 1,010 94% 783 Pts	64-Core 1,268 78% 1,268 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% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 201 Parallax 196 146% 192 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 730 669 681 698 701 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 1,153 Mixed 925 SusWrite 706 184% 807 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 56.9 207% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,600 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 1435 1,073% 1,432 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 206 211 204 197 206 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 68.8 Write 453 Mixed 347 SusWrite 205 62% 268 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 42.7 153% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 291 231% 322 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 286GB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 121 114 109 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 48.3 SusWrite 112 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.7 244% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 468GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 140 138 134 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 137 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 136 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.6 309% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 747GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 143 132 129 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 154 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 132 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.6 307% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 918GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 88 91 87 86 88 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 139 Write 133 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 88.6 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 72%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 672GB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 96 94 94 95 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	42% Average	Read 51.5 Write 132 Mixed 106 SusWrite 93.9 72% 96 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 150GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 36 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 37.5 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 36.9 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 33 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 33.3 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%

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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 $410Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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