EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 191% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	174% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	309% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 13:28
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 608 8-Core 1,186 106% 897 Pts	64-Core 1,787 111% 1,787 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2383) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 4125 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	174% Outstanding	Lighting 242 Reflection 250 Parallax 265 197% 252 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 239 Splatting 157 182% 233 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 744 417 418 421 414 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 2,654 Write 2,269 Mixed 1639 SusWrite 472 392% 1,759 MB/s	4K Read 75.2 4K Write 250 4K Mixed 107 384% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 1,489 DQ Mixed 1,164 904% 1,221 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 302%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 382GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 482 466 453 441 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 419 Write 479 Mixed 358 SusWrite 461 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 57.5 176% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 251 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 150GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2202 2207 2207 2204 2198 2178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	429% Outstanding	Read 2876 Write 2,213 Mixed 1,620 SusWrite 2,199 499% 2,227 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 260 4K Mixed 97.4 364% 141 MB/s	DQ Read 1476 DQ Write 1,582 DQ Mixed 1,581 1,175% 1,546 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 429% Great: 393%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 483 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4488 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.7 MC Write 47.7 MC Mixed 35.6 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 54.1 SC Mixed 38.6 114% 39.9 GB/s	Latency 39.5 101% 39.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 127%

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

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Gaming 153%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 152%

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Motherboard: EVGA Z390 DARK

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $294Bench 98%, 50,265 samples	19x
Core i9-9900KSIntelBench 99%, 12,840 samples	12x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	70x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	19x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	11x
Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCorsair $164Bench 314%, 35,257 samples	10x

RAM
F4 DDR4 4600 C18 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 108 samples	13x
CMT32GX4M2C3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 91%, 17,500 samples	8x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 5,453 samples	6x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16