NZXT N7 Z490

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	124% 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.
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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200709
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '21 at 20:51
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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-$286 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 279 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 612 8-Core 1,175 106% 893 Pts	64-Core 2,034 126% 2,034 Pts
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 161 Parallax 150 140% 161 fps	MRender 171 Gravity 129 Splatting 111 109% 137 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,585 Write 2,367 Mixed 1,784 499% 2,245 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 83.3 279% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,179 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 1,048 777% 1,032 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 893GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 474 480 482 480 480 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 474 Mixed 253 SusWrite 479 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 33.2 131% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 194 188% 297 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 120%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 2x8GB 4,141 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.9% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 20.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 66: 9R 7G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
66%	43%	37	311	236	165	31.5"	1920 1080	AUS32C3 ASUS VG328

History: Score 28: 2R 3G 9B | Score 66: 9R 7G 0B

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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