EVGA Z590 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	38.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	323% 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

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 Z590 DARK (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20211122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '22 at 14:03
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-11900K-$265 44,319 User benchmarks, average bench 103% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 170 2-Core 279 102% 182 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 1,070 101% 839 Pts	64-Core 1,745 108% 1,745 Pts
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2489) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.1% Below average	Lighting 26.3 Reflection 135 Parallax 117 21% 92.7 fps	MRender 43.2 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 112 70% 81.6 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 38.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164 35,257 User benchmarks, average bench 314% 717GB free (System drive) Firmware: EGFM11.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 3214 894 757 882 952 904 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	323% Outstanding	Read 2,115 Write 3,476 Mixed 2,255 SusWrite 1267 515% 2,278 MB/s	4K Read 59.3 4K Write 246 4K Mixed 77.9 320% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1731 DQ Write 1,181 DQ Mixed 1,529 1,122% 1,480 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 323% Great: 472%
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB 32,020 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 289GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2544 1048 1044 1050 1052 1050 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 1,482 Write 2,034 Mixed 1,691 SusWrite 1298 368% 1,626 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 64.4 230% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 1,840 DQ Write 1,481 DQ Mixed 1597 1,213% 1,639 MB/s
Poor: 150% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 298%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 431GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 363 362 363 364 364 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 362 Write 359 Mixed 330 SusWrite 364 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 54.9 4K Mixed 21.5 91% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 97.3 93% 143 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 102%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 286GB free Firmware: S3401103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 361 361 361 361 361 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 358 Write 358 Mixed 330 SusWrite 362 80% 352 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 23.3 93% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 111 108% 170 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-4600C18-8GTRS 2x8GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 42.2 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 39.3 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 46.3 SC Mixed 36.9 107% 37.3 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

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

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Typical Z590 DARK Builds (Compare 108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 207%

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Desktop 108%

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Workstation 209%

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Motherboard: EVGA Z590 DARK

CPU
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	54x
Core i7-11700KIntel $221Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	11x
Core i9-10900KFIntel $260Bench 99%, 21,040 samples	10x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	30x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	8x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	7x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	11x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	9x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-4400C16-8GVK 2x8GBGBench 121%, 39 samples	9x
Skill Intl F4-4600C18-8GTRS 2x8GBGBench 107%, 22 samples	8x
Skill Intl F4-4266C17-16GTRSB 2x16GBGBench 134%, 42 samples	5x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $1,032

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