NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.7% 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	28.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	NZXT N7 Z490 (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '21 at 23:34
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10850K-$279 84,873 User benchmarks, average bench 99% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 244 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 966 94% 773 Pts	64-Core 1,890 117% 1,890 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2980) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71 Reflection 83.2 Parallax 74.2 58% 76.1 fps	MRender 76.9 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 64.7 57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 571GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 253 253 253 252 251 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.5% Poor	Read 271 Write 270 Mixed 234 SusWrite 251 58% 257 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 2.2 7% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 1.2 1.5 1.5 1 1.2 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	5.76% Terrible	Read 17.7 Write 31.7 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 1.4 15% 20 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 5.76% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x31.5GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 30.3 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 20.5 66% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 134%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical N7 Z490 Builds (Compare 1,312 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	316x
Core i9-10900KIntel $440Bench 100%, 107,269 samples	206x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	199x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	178x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	161x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	119x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $154Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $148Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	57x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	65x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	52x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 54,117 samples	23x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $754

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	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