MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 174% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 137% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	198% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	281% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 3 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 95.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 292 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 479 62% 470 Pts	64-Core 519 32% 519 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3881) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 4900 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	198% Outstanding	Lighting 288 Reflection 381 Parallax 302 235% 324 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 243 Splatting 184 198% 251 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 578GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1299 1376 1447 1532 1533 1500 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,229 Write 1,648 Mixed 896 SusWrite 1,448 347% 1555 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 62.7 210% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 690 552% 798 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 363%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 216 217 222 220 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 220 222 225 224 222 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 336GB free, PID 1078 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 108 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 107 123% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3466C16 4x8GB 1,229 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3467 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 34.4 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 31.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 135%

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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 $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 $133	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