EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	139% 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	187% 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 8 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

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	13.1 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	May 25 '20 at 18:31
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 99.6 1-Core 159 2-Core 311 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,222 110% 929 Pts	64-Core 1,758 109% 1,758 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 181 Parallax 182 159% 186 fps	MRender 202 Gravity 161 Splatting 121 128% 161 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% 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% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1337 310 311 312 312 312 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1249 Write 1284 Mixed 317 SusWrite 482 186% 833 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 255 4K Mixed 26 205% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 413 506% 880 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 236%
SABRENT ROCKET-PRO 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 220% 195GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 38 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 45.8 Write 46 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 38.1 60% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.7 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 14.4 1,118% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 12.8 DQ Write 16.5 DQ Mixed 14.2 1,092% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.5% 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)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 54.8 MC Write 51.7 MC Mixed 38 138% 48.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 51.7 SC Mixed 39.9 113% 39.6 GB/s	Latency 37.8 106% 37.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 135% 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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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: $945

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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