NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	69.4% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	NZXT N7 Z490 (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 07:27
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-10700-$232 71,010 User benchmarks, average bench 93% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 278 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 1016 93% 778 Pts	64-Core 1,536 95% 1,536 Pts
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 400D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 152 Parallax 154 125% 153 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 131 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 587GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 132 128 129 133 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 477 Write 152 Mixed 173 SusWrite 129 51% 233 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 22.6 109% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 133 DQ Mixed 153 132% 201 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB 92,358 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 28.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 46.9 85% 46.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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

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Typical N7 Z490 Builds (Compare 1,310 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 $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 $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