MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% 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	226% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170901
Uptime	4.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '20 at 07:23
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 135 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 897 86% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 200 Parallax 177 143% 184 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 179 Splatting 134 120% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 557 556 551 552 550 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,076 Write 1,721 Mixed 643 SusWrite 598 279% 1,259 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 58 211% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,033 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 759 617% 879 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 254%
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 59GB free Firmware: 5.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 302 265 300 301 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 280 Mixed 255 SusWrite 291 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 44.4 157% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 150 153% 248 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 543GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 181 184 184 184 184 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 90.7 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 182 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3000DM00 3TB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 97 100 98 100 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 123 Write 106 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 98.2 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 26.9 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 30.8 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 107%

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Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

UFO

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 $127Bench 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: $937

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