EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 212% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 219% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	195% 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	311% 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	12.7 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 21 '19 at 14:11
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (99^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-$410 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99.3 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,231 112% 943 Pts	64-Core 1,839 114% 1,839 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% 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: 4150 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 290 Reflection 244 Parallax 288 236% 274 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 240 Splatting 158 183% 233 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 195% 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% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 671 429 427 430 430 421 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,662 Write 2,263 Mixed 1,607 SusWrite 468 389% 1,750 MB/s	4K Read 75.3 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 108 388% 146 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,524 DQ Mixed 1,168 912% 1,235 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 302%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 389GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 464 454 441 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 490 Mixed 397 SusWrite 464 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 57.6 207% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 251 215% 317 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 122%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 143GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2205 2206 2202 2210 2209 2116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	430% Outstanding	Read 2,879 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,628 SusWrite 2,191 497% 2,221 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 98.3 366% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 1,478 DQ Write 1,629 DQ Mixed 1,617 1,199% 1,575 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 430% 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 @ 4450 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 52.2 MC Write 48.4 MC Mixed 36.3 130% 45.6 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 54.6 SC Mixed 39.7 116% 40.6 GB/s	Latency 39.2 102% 39.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 130% 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 $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $295Bench 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 $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	19x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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