EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 194% UFO	Desktop 113% UFO	Workstation 194% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% 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	418% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210126
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '21 at 12:52
Run Duration	213 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900KF-$295 50,265 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Memory 99.9 1-Core 167 2-Core 334 109% 200 Pts	4-Core 666 8-Core 1,121 109% 893 Pts	64-Core 1,771 110% 1,771 Pts
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 112% 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: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Lighting 241 Reflection 218 Parallax 284 197% 248 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 238 Splatting 173 187% 238 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 175% 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% 748GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2396 2457 2459 2524 2523 2327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	418% Outstanding	Read 2,774 Write 2,511 Mixed 1,698 SusWrite 2,448 530% 2,358 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 219 4K Mixed 93.3 330% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 1,515 DQ Write 1,008 DQ Mixed 1,219 921% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 418% Great: 425%
Samsung 870 QVO 8TB-$514 3,612 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 3.5TB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 491 491 492 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 490 Mixed 436 SusWrite 491 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.8 202% 73.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 12TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 252 246 247 251 255 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4400 C18 Series 2x8GB 564 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4413 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	141% Outstanding	MC Read 56.1 MC Write 54.1 MC Mixed 40.6 144% 50.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 57.4 SC Mixed 37.5 116% 40.5 GB/s	Latency 36.1 111% 36.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 134%

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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 $403Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 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: $942

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16