MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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	85.2% 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	220% 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	26 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 29 '19 at 09:52
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 852 89% 717 Pts	64-Core 1572 97% 1572 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.2% Excellent	Lighting 97.4 Reflection 112 Parallax 1.03 79% 70.3 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 97.4 Splatting 126 96% 117 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 85.2% 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: 749 784 712 773 726 658 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	220% Outstanding	Read 1415 Write 1,306 Mixed 1,213 SusWrite 734 262% 1,167 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 54.7 206% 78.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,362 DQ Write 1,155 DQ Mixed 1,266 946% 1261 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 217 210 221 214 210 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	68.6% Good	Read 261 Write 241 Mixed 159 SusWrite 214 49% 219 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 25.6 112% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 173 152% 226 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 126 125 126 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 123 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.7 230% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 167GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 137 147 150 146 146 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 158 Write 110 Mixed 77 SusWrite 145 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.5 294% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 144 144 149 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 126 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 146 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.3 277% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 93 95 95 96 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 111 Write 122 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 95.6 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 72%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 152GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 41 42 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 37 Mixed 17.7 SusWrite 40.7 44% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.1% 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 @ 3733 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 32.4 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%

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

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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