EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 97.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	413% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190409
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '19 at 20:52
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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-$403 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 1,233 102% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,746 108% 1,746 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2589) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 42.1% 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% 847GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2419 2441 2411 2478 2476 2485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	413% Outstanding	Read 2,587 Write 2,278 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 2,452 493% 2,196 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 89 306% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,558 DQ Write 1,353 DQ Mixed 1,446 1,086% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 413% Great: 425%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 953GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2506 2499 2505 2499 2503 2503 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	426% Outstanding	Read 2,655 Write 2,479 Mixed 1,440 SusWrite 2,503 510% 2,269 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 214 4K Mixed 88.1 319% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,604 DQ Write 1,483 DQ Mixed 1,528 1,151% 1,539 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 426% Great: 425%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C17 2x8GB 356 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 19.1 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 134%

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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 $294Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: $939

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16