EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 111% UFO	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	166% 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	360% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201022
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '20 at 21:15
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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 5.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 162 2-Core 325 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 653 8-Core 1,252 113% 952 Pts	64-Core 1,794 111% 1,794 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 229 Reflection 206 Parallax 247 186% 227 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 224 Splatting 171 174% 219 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 166% 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% 882GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1059 1849 2199 2052 2070 2089 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2603 Write 2,310 Mixed 1,415 SusWrite 1,886 460% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 87.8 299% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1221 DQ Write 952 DQ Mixed 1102 820% 1,092 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 425%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 197 197 192 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 199 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 195 120% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.9 244% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 121%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 12TB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 202% 7TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 423 417 427 418 409 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 431 Mixed 96.7 SusWrite 420 254% 351 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 1.8 892% 7.43 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 253% 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 above expectations (79^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 30.5 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 49.3 SC Mixed 34.7 105% 36.7 GB/s	Latency 47.3 84% 47.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 112% 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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