EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 228%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 112%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 233%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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.
Graphics210% 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 Drive335% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardEVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201218
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '22 at 10:18
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-10900KF-$255
U3E1, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 99.5
1-Core 163
2-Core 327
107% 197 Pts
4-Core 652
8-Core 1,306
115% 979 Pts
64-Core 1,636
101% 1,636 Pts
Poor: 88%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000
ASRock(1849 5213) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.2.1
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Lighting 278
Reflection 267
Parallax 632
227% 393 fps
MRender 442
Gravity 210
Splatting 305
258% 319 fps
Poor: 177%
This bench: 210%
Great: 209%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$86
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1087 826 850 638 596 555 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
335% Outstanding
Read 2,684
Write 2,513
Mixed 1,946
SusWrite 759
442% 1,975 MB/s
4K Read 70
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 97.1
325% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,942
DQ Write 1,656
DQ Mixed 1,766
1,332% 1,788 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 335%
Great: 410%
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$80
93GB free
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 482 483 484 484 482 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
225% Outstanding
Read 2,572
Write 473
Mixed 638
SusWrite 483
226% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 64.3
238% 97.2 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 481
DQ Mixed 370
294% 405 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 225%
Great: 308%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 4266 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
148% Outstanding
MC Read 60.3
MC Write 55.9
MC Mixed 42.9
152% 53 GB/s
SC Read 28.7
SC Write 57.4
SC Mixed 41.9
122% 42.7 GB/s
Latency 38
105% 38 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 148%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z490 DARK KINGPIN Builds (Compare 61 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

Motherboard: EVGA Z490 DARK KINGPIN

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $255
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