EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN

Performance Results


Gaming 139% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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	124% 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	378% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201218
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 28 '21 at 23:28
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900K-$449 107,269 User benchmarks, average bench 100% U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Memory 99.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 328 108% 197 Pts	4-Core 656 8-Core 1,312 116% 984 Pts	64-Core 2270 140% 2270 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3277) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 155 Parallax 151 137% 158 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 115% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2263 2274 2293 2291 2298 1687 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 3,240 Write 2,281 Mixed 1,200 SusWrite 2,184 496% 2,226 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.1 220% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,172 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 953 742% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4800 C18 2x8GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	MC Read 53.3 MC Write 52.5 MC Mixed 36.7 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 57.5 SC Mixed 37.1 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 40.5 99% 40.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 145%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z490 DARK KINGPIN Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 102%

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Desktop 103%

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Workstation 108%

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Motherboard: EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN

CPU
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	23x
Core i5-10400FIntel $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	15x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	9x

GPU
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples	25x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia $466Bench 131%, 261,508 samples	6x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 200GBIntelBench 295%, 73 samples	22x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	5x

RAM
F4 DDR4 4133 C17 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 107%, 426 samples	24x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 90%, 46,140 samples	7x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 86%, 2,128 samples	3x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $260

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