EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 153% UFO	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 162% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 117%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	130% 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	256% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190628
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 13:31
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Memory 100 1-Core 179 2-Core 356 114% 212 Pts	4-Core 714 8-Core 1,428 126% 1,071 Pts	64-Core 1,991 123% 1,991 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$394 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 171 Parallax 176 148% 176 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 151 Splatting 110 118% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1321 310 311 308 308 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 2,091 Write 1,500 Mixed 651 SusWrite 478 261% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 284 4K Mixed 63.1 309% 133 MB/s	DQ Read 1,046 DQ Write 1,274 DQ Mixed 732 670% 1,017 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 236%
SABRENT ROCKET-PRO 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 207GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 355 355 355 355 355 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	431% Outstanding	Read 296 Write 356 Mixed 293 SusWrite 355 453% 325 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 56.8 5,417% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 43 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 59.1 5,483% 66.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 431% Great: 422%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4500 C19 2x8GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4500 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	MC Read 55.3 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 36.3 131% 45.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 57 SC Mixed 40.9 122% 42.6 GB/s	Latency 33.2 120% 33.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 143%

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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 $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	19x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: $946

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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16