NZXT N7 Z690

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 24%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
ProcessorWith an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 20.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics91.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive180% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardNZXT N7 Z690  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20221122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '23 at 09:44
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 65%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-12900K-$335
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 0.45 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
20.7% Poor
Memory 29
1-Core 16.7
2-Core 33.3
17% 26.3 Pts
4-Core 68.5
8-Core 89.8
10% 79.2 Pts
64-Core 313
19% 313 Pts
Poor: 107%
This bench: 20.7%
Great: 124%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
Nvidia(10DE 14B2) ≥ 4GB; founders edition
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.4% Outstanding
Lighting 80.5
Reflection 116
Parallax 238
66% 145 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 159
Splatting 130
141% 180 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 4TB
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: EIFM31.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1550 1599 1632 1662 1650 1658 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 1,330
Write 1,529
Mixed 1,421
SusWrite 1625
334% 1,476 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 28
4K Mixed 25.4
70% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 118
89% 121 MB/s
Poor: 176%
This bench: 180%
Great: 591%
USB3.0 Super Speed 240GB
74GB free, PID 0711
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 41 43 42 39 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 150
Write 49.6
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 39.8
89% 77.7 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 10.8
4K Mixed 10
748% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 15.2
DQ Mixed 14.1
1,049% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 148%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 32GB-$27
30GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 24 24 26 24 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 13% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
53.1% Above average
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 4.5
SC Write 6.6
SC Mixed 7.3
18% 6.13 GB/s
Latency 260
15% 260 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical N7 Z690 Builds (Compare 770 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 114%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 230%
UFO

Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z690

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,236
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