NZXT N7 B850 AMD AM5 Motherboard Review

The technical data …

Manufacturer NZXT
Description N7 B850
Model Number N7-B85XT-B1 (Black)
N7-B85XT-W1 (White)
Type / Chipset AMD AM5 / B850
Dimensions ++++ 19 mm (45 mm radius) from the socket to the nearest electrolytic capacitor or component—see Fit for Fan. The distance to the nearest larger heatsink is approximately 26 mm (54 mm radius). The total dimensions of the ATX board are 305 x 244 mm.
Slots +++++ 1x PCIe 5.0 x16, 2x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1x M.2 with PCIe 5.0 x4, 1x M.2 with PCIe 4.0 x4, 1x M.2 with PCIe 4.0 x2, 4x DDR5 up to 8000MT/s with XMP/EXPO support; currently a maximum of 256GB of RAM total.
Connection I/O Panel +++++ 1x RJ45 LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps Base-T Ethernet (Realtek Dragon RTL8125BG), 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s), 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gb/s), 4x USB-A 3.2 Gen1 (5 Gb/s), 2x USB-A 2.0 (480 Mb/s), 1x optical S/PDIF output (5.1 HD audio, Realtek ALC1220), 2x gold-plated 3.5 mm jacks (1x mic, 1x headphone), 1x HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K 120Hz HDR with HDCP 2.3), 2x antennas (2T2R) for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 (antennas included), 1x BIOS Flashback button, 1x Clear CMOS button.
Connection internal +++++ 1x PCIe 5.0×16, 2x PCIe 4.0×16 (@x2 Mode), 4x SATA3 (6Gb/s), 1x Blazing M.2 PCIe 5.0×4 128Gb/s (Key M, 2280), 1x Hyper M.2 PCIe 4.0×4 64 Gb/s (Key M, 2280), 1x M.2 PCIe 4.0×2 32 Gb/s (Key M, 2280), 1x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20Gb/s, 1 Port, Type-C) Header, 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (4 Ports, 5Gb/s, Type-A), 3x USB 2.0 Header (6 Ports, Type-A), 2x 5V/3A ARGB Header, 1x NZXT RGB Header, 2x NZXT 8-pin combo headers, 5x 4-pin PWM connectors for fans and water pumps (5x 3A), 1x Front Audio Header, Reset-Button, Power-Button.
Scope of delivery ++++ Motherboard, installation guide, 4 SATA cables, 2 WiFi/Bluetooth antennas, 2 NZXT adapter cables.
Miscellaneous POST status LEDs; Wi-Fi 6E supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/axe/be 160 MHz 2×2, as well as 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. Bluetooth 5.2. Windows 10 or later required. BIOS Flashback (BIOS update without a CPU) and Clear CMOS button on the rear I/O panel. Quick-release clips for SSDs in M.2 slots.
Performance* ++++ Benchmark Results

Benchmark results with the AMD Ryzen 5 7500F processor.

NVIDIA GT710 and PCIe 5.0 SSD.
PCMark 10: Overall 7679, Essentials 11325, Productivity 8294
Here are the PCMark 10 results in detail …

Cinebench R23 scores 14,125 points in the multicore test.

Manual and Labeling ++++ Well-placed, complete motherboard labeling. A quick start guide with instructions on proper CPU installation, memory installation, M.2 installation, etc., is included.

NZXT N7 B850 Layout, design and features …