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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	293% 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	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 21:07
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$198 746,287 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 (89^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 882 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,130 70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 903GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,368 Write 1,854 Mixed 1,776 444% 1,999 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 40 205% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 550 DQ Write 541 DQ Mixed 272 279% 454 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 363%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,152 Write 1,323 Mixed 1,207 344% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 47.6 218% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 613 DQ Write 452 DQ Mixed 225 252% 430 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 254%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: DN02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 80 172886828 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 317387 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -27187142983678 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 69 521994271 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 11 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 21 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 90194313247 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 19 19 172886828 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -78859894521855 (F1) Unknown 100 253 169318456 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3568372	124% Outstanding	Read 219 Write 212 Mixed 184 154% 205 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 4.57 4K Mixed 0.43 186% 2.09 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.2% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 114%

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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 $198Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	81x
Core i9-9900KIntel $427Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	32x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $300Bench 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: $949

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	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