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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	196% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200604
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 02 '21 at 20:57
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$195 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 89.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 303 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 921 92% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,190 74% 1,190 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.72 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 218 Reflection 332 Parallax 242 178% 264 fps	Gravity 226 Splatting 173 173% 200 fps
Poor: 128% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1015 977 971 869 919 963 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 989 Write 975 Mixed 801 SusWrite 952 210% 929 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.3 205% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 841 DQ Write 736 DQ Mixed 509 458% 695 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 210%
Force MP500 960GB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 871GB free Firmware: E7FM04.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 1096 841 755 734 662 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	190% Outstanding	Read 958 Write 1,065 Mixed 537 SusWrite 853 192% 853 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 54.2 189% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 763 DQ Mixed 615 543% 821 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 190% Great: 216%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 931GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1973 2170 1465 1444 1444 1441 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 2134 Mixed 1,527 SusWrite 1,656 443% 1,981 MB/s	4K Read 69.3 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 94.3 322% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,129 DQ Mixed 1,240 931% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 4x8GB 855 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 22.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 73.1% 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 $195Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	81x
Core i9-9900KIntel $419Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $315Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	7x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	32x
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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $946

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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