EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	313% 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

22 months ago, 5 months ago.

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 10
BIOS Date	20211123
Uptime	22.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '23 at 01:33
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$409 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 98.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 1,050 97% 811 Pts	64-Core 1557 96% 1557 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3050-$250 43,922 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 3553) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	77% Very good	Lighting 105 Reflection 86.3 Parallax 92 85% 94.3 fps	MRender 84.4 Gravity 75.2 Splatting 66.8 61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 79%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$159 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 1293 1340 1338 1347 1344 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 1,941 Mixed 1,530 SusWrite 1364 407% 1,820 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.7 275% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,156 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 1,006 754% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 435%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$155 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 992GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 450 456 461 459 456 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 447 Mixed 388 SusWrite 456 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 36.7 130% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 293 238% 337 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4600 C18 2x8GB 175 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4267 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 27.5 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 48.5 SC Mixed 34.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	Latency 42.5 94% 42.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 141%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	72	60	60	23.8"	1280 720	VSC3B35 VG2448

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z390 DARK Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 153%

UFO

Desktop 103%

UFO

Workstation 152%

UFO

Motherboard: EVGA Z390 DARK

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $272Bench 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 $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	19x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $230Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $138Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $940

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16