MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	85.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	219% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 13:48
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 300 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 1,100 99% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,648 102% 1,648 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 97.3 Reflection 112 Parallax 91.1 79% 100 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 127 97% 118 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 85.3% 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: 753 779 744 720 708 740 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,378 Write 1,378 Mixed 1,235 SusWrite 741 266% 1,183 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 55.1 205% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,372 DQ Write 1,139 DQ Mixed 1,245 935% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 219 220 214 222 211 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	68.3% Good	Read 46.8 Write 270 Mixed 172 SusWrite 217 41% 176 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.6 134% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 293 212% 270 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 141 140 136 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 116 Write 152 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 135 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 0.7 253% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 167GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 100 98 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 170 Write 142 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 100 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.5 290% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 79GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 164 163 165 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 132 Mixed 88 SusWrite 163 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.3 273% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 106 106 109 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 109 Write 118 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 108 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 72%

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 @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 32.2 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 48 SC Mixed 31.4 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $188Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	81x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $307Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	32x
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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $185	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) $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