EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 188% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 184% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	172% 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	313% 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.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	14.9 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	Jan 14 '21 at 16:29
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99.2 1-Core 166 2-Core 330 108% 198 Pts	4-Core 654 8-Core 1,314 116% 984 Pts	64-Core 1,311 81% 1,311 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3767) CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	172% Outstanding	Lighting 259 Reflection 304 Parallax 227 211% 263 fps	MRender 226 Gravity 173 Splatting 155 148% 185 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 158%

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% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 390 393 393 392 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 2,292 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 556 397% 1,782 MB/s	4K Read 70.3 4K Write 233 4K Mixed 102 361% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 1,809 DQ Mixed 1,161 951% 1,326 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 302%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 56GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 138 138 241 141 148 MB/s Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.5% Below average	Read 233 Write 90.2 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 170 32% 144 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 21.3 4K Mixed 11.8 50% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 14.5 11% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 85%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 108GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 66 67 67 67 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 474 Write 315 Mixed 328 SusWrite 106 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 34.4 156% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 183 163% 243 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 85%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 298GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 105 105 105 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 67.4 SusWrite 104 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 60%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 122 122 122 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 142 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 123 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.7 196% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4000 C19 Series 2x8GB 4,474 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 54.3 MC Write 55.3 MC Mixed 38.1 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 54.3 SC Mixed 35.4 112% 39.3 GB/s	Latency 40.1 100% 40.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 137%

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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 $40	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