NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 301% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 322% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	326% 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	346% 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	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	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

16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	NZXT N7 Z490 (all builds)
Memory	55.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '23 at 10:26
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-10900F-$257 8,499 User benchmarks, average bench 95% CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 1035 91% 774 Pts	64-Core 1,805 112% 1,805 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 103%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,791 25,956 User benchmarks, average bench 370% Nvidia(10DE 165B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	326% Outstanding	Lighting 480 Reflection 564 Parallax 684 391% 576 fps	MRender 520 Gravity 560 Splatting 305 362% 462 fps
Poor: 303% ↑ This bench: 326% Great: 407%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 232GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1992 2005 2009 2048 2034 2066 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,183 Write 1,681 Mixed 2156 SusWrite 2,026 453% 2,012 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 88.6 290% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 984 741% 999 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 488%
Samsung 870 QVO 4TB-$280 10,028 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 566GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 162 162 166 165 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 73.9 Mixed 248 SusWrite 162 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 49.5 157% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 170 175% 286 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2Z3600C18 4x16GB 4,823 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 32.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 47.2 SC Mixed 28.9 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 128%

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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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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 $86Bench 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 $150Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $865

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $41	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