MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	248% 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 19:53
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 84.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 320 92% 175 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,238 109% 925 Pts	64-Core 1,746 108% 1,746 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 99.7% 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: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 187 Reflection 200 Parallax 193 152% 193 fps	Gravity 188 Splatting 126 135% 157 fps
Poor: 109% 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: 1321 671 927 929 868 898 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 1,642 Write 2367 Mixed 1,539 SusWrite 936 366% 1,621 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 57.4 225% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,421 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,336 984% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 473 341 281 282 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 375 Write 488 Mixed 364 SusWrite 355 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 43 156% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 292 216% 279 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 145 157 150 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 74.2 Write 110 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 154 69% 94.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.5 212% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 166GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 100 99 101 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 162 Write 124 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 99.6 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.5 290% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 188 192 193 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 130 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 189 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 279% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 114 112 114 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 100 Write 120 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 113 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 61.1% 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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.2% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 21 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.2% 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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