EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 191% UFO	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	177% 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	373% 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

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, 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190916
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '20 at 17:29
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$412 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 324 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,166 109% 906 Pts	64-Core 1,742 108% 1,742 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E04) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Lighting 251 Reflection 257 Parallax 283 205% 264 fps	MRender 303 Gravity 242 Splatting 148 180% 231 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 615GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2338 2346 2389 2429 2417 2437 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,715 Write 2,434 Mixed 1,419 SusWrite 2,392 503% 2,240 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 72.2 239% 83.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,078 DQ Write 883 DQ Mixed 992 740% 985 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 425%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 5.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 212 218 220 213 216 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 209 Mixed 88.1 SusWrite 216 130% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 220% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 121%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 10TB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 480 476 446 477 471 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 473 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 466 269% 373 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1.8 1,034% 8.57 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 285%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4266 C19 2x8GB 3,530 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.2 MC Write 43.2 MC Mixed 31.1 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 49.7 SC Mixed 35.2 106% 37.1 GB/s	Latency 48.4 83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 123%

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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 $412Bench 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: $948

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 $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) $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