EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 187% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% 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	365% 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.

Motherboard	EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210412
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '21 at 06:40
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 97.9 1-Core 119 2-Core 237 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 951 84% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,634 101% 1,634 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 106%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% EVGA(3842 3998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 5545 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 313 Reflection 335 Parallax 358 255% 335 fps	MRender 0.5 Gravity 295 Splatting 206 144% 167 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 230%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2152 2163 2147 2138 2188 2183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	365% Outstanding	Read 3,298 Write 2,176 Mixed 1,155 SusWrite 2,162 489% 2,198 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 61.2 216% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 687 DQ Mixed 736 561% 760 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 365% 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 @ 4800 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 52.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 37 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 30.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 46.4 86% 46.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 145%

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

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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 $98Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $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 $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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