MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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	79% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	52.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 18:18
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 258 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 834 77% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1426) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 144 Parallax 115 107% 130 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 126 Splatting 99.8 89% 110 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 240GB-$73 31,779 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 91 77 77 83 77 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 435 Write 271 Mixed 310 SusWrite 102 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 34.3 139% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 98.7 126% 226 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 91%
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 223GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 168 170 170 170 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 320 Write 267 Mixed 266 SusWrite 172 58% 256 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 45.4 165% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 178 151% 218 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 84%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 465GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 657 656 606 605 606 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,760 Mixed 696 SusWrite 677 278% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 60.9 227% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,086 DQ Write 1,339 DQ Mixed 1,026 826% 1,150 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 254%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 851GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 182 184 184 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 168 Mixed 105 SusWrite 183 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 182 180 180 173 181 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 137 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 178 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 4x16GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71% Very good	MC Read 23.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 139%

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Typical Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) Builds (Compare 137 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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