MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	194% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 29 '19 at 19:51
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 285 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 1,062 91% 781 Pts	64-Core 1,624 100% 1,624 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 94.2% 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: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 97.2 Reflection 95.8 Parallax 91.3 79% 94.8 fps	MRender 129 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: 753 728 727 705 693 705 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 1,150 Write 1,002 Mixed 1,078 SusWrite 718 222% 987 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.8 179% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 1,112 831% 1,107 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 203 205 216 209 199 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 115 Write 439 Mixed 359 SusWrite 207 64% 280 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 39.8 144% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 281 204% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 117 127 122 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 99.7 Write 127 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 118 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.6 231% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 167GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 134 147 143 140 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 160 Write 113 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 140 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 283% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 135 137 151 145 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 127 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 141 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.4 281% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 90 91 94 92 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 112 Write 102 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 91.9 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 58.4% 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: 39 37 37 39 38 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 35.5 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 37.8 43% 31.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.1% 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 (45^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 32.5 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% 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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Value: 75% - Very good

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