MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	432% 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171027
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '17 at 19:59
Run Duration	399 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 138 2-Core 275 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 909 87% 719 Pts	64-Core 1133 70% 1133 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 204 Parallax 198 156% 198 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 186 Splatting 135 123% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme INTEL SSDPED1D28 280GB 456 User benchmarks, average bench 449% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	432% Outstanding	Read 2,444 Write 2,052 Mixed 2,300 505% 2,265 MB/s	4K Read 209 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 153 612% 183 MB/s	DQ Read 545 DQ Write 486 DQ Mixed 261 266% 431 MB/s
Poor: 276% ↑ This bench: 432% Great: 679%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 180GB 138 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 168GB free Firmware: 1.37 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	38.3% Below average	Read 190 Write 110 Mixed 100 29% 133 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 12.4 67% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 63.8 DQ Mixed 34.8 42% 74.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 47%
Adaptec Array 8TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3.5TB free Firmware: V1.0 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 105%
Adaptec Array 4TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: V1.0 Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 108%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2TB free Firmware: 1D05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	83.5% Excellent	Read 150 Write 140 Mixed 127 105% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.25 4K Write 2.33 4K Mixed 0.49 150% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 83%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 1D05 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	74.7% Very good	Read 152 Write 108 Mixed 133 99% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.4 136% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 85%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 172 8250 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 985 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13306 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 985 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 18 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 969 (C2) HDA temperature 119 113 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	60.2% Good	Read 77.3 Write 132 Mixed 120 83% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.27 84% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 100%
JetFlash Transcend 16GB 14,782 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	8% Terrible	Read 37.3 Write 5.23 Mixed 7.31 15% 16.6 MB/s	4K Read 6.06 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.006 23% 2.02 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3733 C17 4x8GB 100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.8 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 129%

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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 $410Bench 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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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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