Intel NUC6i7KYB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics14.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive291% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
Run History
SystemINTEL NUC6i7KY
MotherboardIntel NUC6i7KYB  (all builds)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20181122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '19 at 11:08
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6770HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 207
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 528
57% 455 Pts
64-Core 524
32% 524 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris Pro 580 (Mobile Skylake)
Intel(8086 2064) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4860
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
14.1% Very poor
Lighting 16.7
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 15.2
14% 14.7 fps
MRender 12.7
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 24.1
15% 17.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 14.1%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 901 743 606 608 611 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 2,562
Write 1,719
Mixed 1,139
SusWrite 725
340% 1,536 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 90.5
307% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,187
DQ Write 1,016
DQ Mixed 88.2
343% 764 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 291%
Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
465GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1854 913 609 608 608 609 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,566
Write 1703
Mixed 1,156
SusWrite 867
349% 1,573 MB/s
4K Read 67.1
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 91.2
308% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 1,063
DQ Mixed 443
507% 866 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 299%
Great: 340%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFD8213.C16FAD 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
72.9% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 13.1
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 12.4
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 15%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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Motherboard: Intel NUC6i7KYB

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