NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 165% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	166% 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	88.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	NZXT N7 Z490 (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 04:22
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236 198,859 User benchmarks, average bench 97% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 965 95% 780 Pts	64-Core 1,536 95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$630 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	166% Outstanding	Lighting 223 Reflection 296 Parallax 226 182% 248 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 225 Splatting 159 184% 236 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 149 139 140 144 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 487 Write 452 Mixed 358 SusWrite 175 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 43.3 150% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 253 189% 257 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 124%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 289GB free Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 1228 1211 1205 306 111 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1595 Write 1,332 Mixed 1,132 SusWrite 862 275% 1,230 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 55.6 4K Mixed 57 192% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 922 DQ Write 97.6 DQ Mixed 181 216% 400 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 295%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 667GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 162 159 157 166 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 150 Mixed 103 SusWrite 157 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 33GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 77 81 80 92 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 92.5 Write 77 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 79.9 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 88%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 36 36 36 37 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 38.5 Write 24.5 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 35.6 44% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.6% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 18.8 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 61: 10R 3G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
61%	62%	24	112	72	144	34"	3440 1440	AOC3402 U34G2G4R3

History: Score 62: 8R 5G 7B | Score 61: 10R 3G 2B

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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 $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	316x
Core i9-10900KIntel $449Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	206x
Core i9-10850KIntel $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	199x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	178x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	160x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	118x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	65x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	52x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	23x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $794

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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