Intel NUC6CAYB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.48% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemIntel NUC6CAYS
MotherboardIntel NUC6CAYB  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170310
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '17 at 01:30
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron J3455
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
38.6% Below average
Memory 46.9
1-Core 44.8
2-Core 89.4
36% 60.4 Pts
4-Core 176
8-Core 175
24% 175 Pts
64-Core 173
11% 173 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.6%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Intel(8086 2067) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4678
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
2.48% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 3.08
Parallax 2.16
2% 2.56 fps
MRender 4.24
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 5.7
4% 4.01 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.48%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
43.8% Average
Read 491
Write 197
Mixed 386
79% 358 MB/s
4K Read 4.82
4K Write 51.6
4K Mixed 2.99
38% 19.8 MB/s
DQ Read 7.4
DQ Write 53.2
DQ Mixed 6.91
12% 22.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43.8%
Great: 86%
Sandisk DF4032 31GB
10GB free
Firmware: 0.1
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23.7% Poor
Read 264
Write 112
Mixed 155
39% 177 MB/s
4K Read 5.22
4K Write 14.1
4K Mixed 2.56
19% 7.3 MB/s
DQ Read 28.4
DQ Write 13.2
DQ Mixed 3.05
7% 14.9 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.7% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 11.6
37% 12.9 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 4.6
SC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.27 GB/s
Latency 172
23% 172 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 32.7%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NUC6CAYB Builds (Compare 127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC6CAYB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 11% - Very poor Total price: $29
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