EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	231% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190104
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 03:13
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 568 8-Core 957 93% 763 Pts	64-Core 1,555 96% 1,555 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 191 Parallax 175 148% 183 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 175 Splatting 119 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 309 310 310 309 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 1,356 Mixed 712 SusWrite 437 251% 1,136 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 60.3 242% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,105 DQ Write 1,107 DQ Mixed 663 620% 958 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 838GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 464 476 483 481 483 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 459 Mixed 412 SusWrite 476 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.9 153% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
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: 2124 2048 2083 2078 2099 2026 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,338 Write 2,096 Mixed 1,461 SusWrite 2,076 448% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 73.2 256% 93.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,391 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 1,229 927% 1,246 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 425%
Seagate ST8000DM005-2EH1 8TB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: DN03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 84 106 76 66 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 57 Write 55 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 80.8 38% 52.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.5 141% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 104%
Seagate ST10000NM0016-1T 10TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 9TB free Firmware: SNE0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 74 121 130 129 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 23 Write 95.2 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 113 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 27% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 26.5 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 29 77% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 106%

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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 $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	109x
Core i9-9900KFIntel $292Bench 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 $158Bench 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: $945

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16