MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	128% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171221
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '20 at 07:02
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 870 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 154 Parallax 144 120% 149 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 147 Splatting 115 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 462 482 478 482 487 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 461 Mixed 387 SusWrite 470 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60 201% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB 5,027 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 462GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1036 603 603 601 603 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 994GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 923GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 484 415 321 286 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 468 Mixed 337 SusWrite 375 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 54.3 192% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 345 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 252 208% 300 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 116%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 168 169 170 168 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 143 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 167 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%

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Gaming 112%

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Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	82x
Core i9-9900KIntel $399Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $284Bench 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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $921

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16