EVGA Z390 DARK

Performance Results


Gaming 205% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 207% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	199% 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 Drive	266% 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.

Motherboard	EVGA Z390 DARK (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 0 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210126
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '21 at 06:22
Run Duration	335 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$405 354,223 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 (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 101% 184 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 1,144 104% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,567 97% 1,567 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3898) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	199% Outstanding	Lighting 296 Reflection 249 Parallax 284 242% 276 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 236 Splatting 170 188% 240 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 571 584 607 643 626 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,477 Write 2,351 Mixed 1606 SusWrite 610 393% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 61.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 81.5 277% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 864 DQ Mixed 982 734% 979 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 340%
SDLC2LLR-038T-3NA1 4TB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 1TB free Firmware: 1045 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1226 1231 1228 1231 1232 1225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	186% Outstanding	Read 847 Write 1,242 Mixed 899 SusWrite 1,229 239% 1,054 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.9 198% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 489 DQ Write 231 DQ Mixed 314 245% 345 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 186% Great: 186%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 613GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2375 2203 1431 1455 1447 1450 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,553 Write 2,360 Mixed 1,911 SusWrite 1,727 480% 2,138 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 84.2 277% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 948 DQ Mixed 1,089 813% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 410%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 4000 C18 2x8GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 30.1 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 47.6 SC Mixed 32.6 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 44: 3R 7G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
44%	22%	81	282	202	100	34.1"	3440 1440	DELA0FA Dell AW3418DW

History: Score 41: 5R 4G 4B | Score 44: 3R 7G 8B

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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 $405Bench 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 $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: $941

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16