NZXT N7 Z590 Review

1. Introducing the NZXT N7 Z5902. Digging deeper with NZXT N7 Z5903. CPU Testing and Performance4. Intel Adaptive Boost, AVX and VRMs5. Gaming Testing and Performance6. Closing Thoughts7. View All Pages

CPU Testing and Performance

Test system:

• CPU: Intel Core i9-11900K
• Memory: 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4-3600MHz Dual Channel
• Motherboard: NZXT N7 Z590 BIOS 1.2
• CPU cooler: NZXT Kraken Z53 240mm AIO
• Thermal compound: Arctic MX-5
• Graphics: Sapphire RX 6800 XT 16GB
• Storage: Sabrent Rocket 4.0 M.2 NVMe
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime Platinum 1300W
• OS: Windows 10 Pro

CPU Testing and Performance Overview

In these workloads the NZXT N7 Z590 behaves quite predictably. The power limits are relatively low, both with Adaptive Boost off and on, and as a consequence the clock speed of our Core i9-11900K is nothing special. It is easy to make the argument that this motherboard is better suited to a Core i7 or even a Core i5 however, as we discuss in our video, the Z590 chipset is uniquely suited to the Core i9 which is why we chose this combination for our testing.

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