MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	136% 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	251% 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 (11%). 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	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190401
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 09:13
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 299 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1051 100% 827 Pts	64-Core 1,688 104% 1,688 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% 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: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 203 Parallax 202 157% 199 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 190 Splatting 128 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% 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: 1502 696 875 834 884 881 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 1,638 Write 2,204 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 945 356% 1,580 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 59.5 229% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,455 DQ Write 1160 DQ Mixed 1,295 973% 1,303 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 442 306 239 256 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 250 Write 434 Mixed 350 SusWrite 320 77% 338 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 38.8 146% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 267 206% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 156 153 161 145 147 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 61.2 Write 148 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 152 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.5 217% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 166GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 98 100 101 100 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 146 Write 119 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 99.6 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.5 294% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 165 169 170 166 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 204 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 168 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.4 270% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 116 114 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 125 Write 117 Mixed 46 SusWrite 115 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.7% 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 @ 3467 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 31.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 32.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% 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%

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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 $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