NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	NZXT N7 Z490 (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '21 at 00:29
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 i9-10900-$280 11,130 User benchmarks, average bench 94% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,067 99% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,952 121% 1,952 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 182 Reflection 232 Parallax 160 149% 191 fps	Gravity 136 Splatting 122 113% 129 fps
Poor: 135% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU655 120GB 3,439 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: XA003R17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 147 133 188 181 141 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 464 Write 376 Mixed 193 SusWrite 165 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 32.9 84% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 181 142% 192 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 163 170 172 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 102 Write 146 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 167 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 46,140 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.3% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.7 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.1 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 119%

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Gaming 143%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 142%

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Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z490

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $224Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	317x
Core i9-10900KIntel $410Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	206x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	202x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	179x
RTX 3080Nvidia $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	164x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $158Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	66x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	53x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	23x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $854

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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