MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 78% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	161% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A98
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98) (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210420
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 18 '21 at 10:21
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 137 2-Core 266 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 833 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,036 64% 1,036 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.6.1 Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	84.5% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 111 Parallax 194 87% 137 fps	MRender 93.3 Gravity 130 Splatting 76.9 80% 100 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB 293 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 327 327 327 329 323 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 1,651 Write 1,092 Mixed 581 SusWrite 377 204% 925 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 45.2 161% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 452 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 488 370% 493 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 244%
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 655GB free Firmware: STQSC012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 464 474 469 469 465 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 467 Mixed 458 SusWrite 466 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 49.2 162% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 361 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 136%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 134 137 138 138 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 104 SusWrite 136 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 100%
TDKMedia Lady Bug 4GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 3GB free, PID 053e Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 1.4 2.2 1.5 2 2.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	4.02% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 8.7 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 1.8 12% 9.97 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.02% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 265 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 28.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 29 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0C4D U28E590

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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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Total price: $923

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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