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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	243% 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	26.8 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	Jul 03 '19 at 10:21
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,136 103% 864 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 186 Reflection 195 Parallax 196 151% 192 fps	Gravity 182 Splatting 126 132% 154 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: 1154 1304 895 925 888 840 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,630 Write 2,250 Mixed 1,382 SusWrite 1,001 353% 1,566 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 56.3 199% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,343 DQ Write 1,142 DQ Mixed 1,265 942% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 322%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 456 461 315 350 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 164 Write 453 Mixed 369 SusWrite 414 80% 350 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 42.5 141% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 276 200% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 177 175 183 158 160 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 137 Write 131 Mixed 39 SusWrite 168 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 179% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 165GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 101 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 159 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 102 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 1.5 298% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 200 201 196 200 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 213 Write 158 Mixed 92 SusWrite 199 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.6 305% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA 1TB-$54 1,338 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 668GB free Firmware: JP4O SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 120 117 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	69% Good	Read 122 Write 105 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 119 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69% 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 (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.5% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 27.8 MC Mixed 22.1 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 23.2 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.5% 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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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 $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 $184	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