MSI Z370 GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7A98)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 90% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	86.9% 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	396% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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	58.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180706
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 21:10
Run Duration	359 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 320 103% 191 Pts	4-Core 624 8-Core 1,003 100% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,301 80% 1,301 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 115 Parallax 103 92% 110 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 100 Splatting 88.9 77% 94.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 671GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2210 2410 2436 2481 2479 2486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	396% Outstanding	Read 2,624 Write 2,488 Mixed 1,377 SusWrite 2,417 500% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 84.5 290% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,136 DQ Mixed 1,196 899% 1,202 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 396% Great: 425%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 349GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 482 483 483 482 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 489 Mixed 400 SusWrite 483 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.6 191% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 332GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 484 484 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 416 SusWrite 484 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.5 213% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%
Samsung 850 Evo 4TB-$470 765 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 483 483 484 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 494 Mixed 428 SusWrite 484 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 67.2 228% 81.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 372GB free Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2048 2056 2051 2053 2048 2049 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,309 Write 1977 Mixed 1,082 SusWrite 2,051 416% 1,855 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 76 260% 95.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,178 DQ Mixed 1,182 905% 1,227 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 363%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 167 167 166 167 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 232 Mixed 118 SusWrite 167 131% 179 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 386% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 194 194 195 194 196 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 127 127 126 129 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 126 125 126 127 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GB 3,173 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.8 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 29.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 115%

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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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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