EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 187% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 193% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 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	171% 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	253% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99.8 1-Core 163 2-Core 326 107% 196 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 1,281 114% 966 Pts	64-Core 1,728 107% 1,728 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 2589) ≥ 4GB; EVGA 2080 Ti Kingpin Hybrid CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 236 Parallax 260 200% 247 fps	MRender 276 Gravity 232 Splatting 137 168% 215 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% 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% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 390 431 431 432 415 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 2281 Write 2,162 Mixed 1,495 SusWrite 438 356% 1594 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 73.9 272% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1004 DQ Write 1,329 DQ Mixed 1,160 878% 1,164 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 178GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 481 482 481 463 148 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 446 Mixed 438 SusWrite 423 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 36.9 174% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 354 266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 1TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1562 1571 1580 1577 1346 292 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,358 Write 1,495 Mixed 1,061 SusWrite 1,321 295% 1,309 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 65.5 240% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 831 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 318 391% 684 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C19 Series 2x8GB 6,100 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4500 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	131% Outstanding	MC Read 54.7 MC Write 46.6 MC Mixed 37 132% 46.1 GB/s	SC Read 28 SC Write 54.2 SC Mixed 38.8 115% 40.3 GB/s	Latency 36.8 109% 36.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%

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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 $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 $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