MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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	231% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181119
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '19 at 14:18
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 96 2-Core 246 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 967 90% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 202 Parallax 196 145% 192 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 182 Splatting 130 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$130 3,931 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1368 905 930 923 933 935 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,682 Write 2,212 Mixed 1433 SusWrite 999 356% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 52.3 185% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,170 DQ Write 886 DQ Mixed 1,030 770% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 322%
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 302GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 397 284 281 296 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 443 Mixed 327 SusWrite 336 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.1 181% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 248 207% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 454 354 281 281 286 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 111 Write 462 Mixed 370 SusWrite 352 74% 323 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 40.5 123% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 290 229% 316 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 99%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 543GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 141 143 141 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 61 Write 104 Mixed 29 SusWrite 142 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 388% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 110%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 8GB 822 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID cb10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.06% Terrible	Read 20 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 5.3 10% 8.93 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.06% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 38.7 MC Mixed 31.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32.5 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%

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Typical Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) Builds (Compare 137 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	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