Intel NUC7i7DNB

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	6.66% 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 Drive	114% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 90% 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.

System	Intel NUC7i7DNHE
Motherboard	Intel NUC7i7DNB (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 19:41
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	1%
CPU Throttled	90%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8650U 42,414 User benchmarks, average bench 52% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 133 2-Core 233 87% 152 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 583 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R) 420,154 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Intel(8086 2070) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 23.20.16.4901 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	6.66% Terrible	Lighting 7.17 Reflection 8.62 Parallax 7.41 6% 7.73 fps	MRender 7.48 Gravity 6.67 Splatting 14.3 8% 9.48 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.66% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 224GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 254 254 255 253 254 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 407 Mixed 406 SusWrite 262 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 63 210% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 247 DQ Mixed 212 176% 253 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.1 7 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	3.99% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 6.5 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 7.1 10% 7.85 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 10% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 3.99% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4SFS824A.M8FE 1x8GB 500 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	44.2% Average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 11.6 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 70%

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

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Gaming 11%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC7i7DNB

CPU
Core i7-8650UIntelBench 52%, 42,414 samples	51x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake R)IntelBench 5%, 420,154 samples	51x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	3x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $38Bench 179%, 78,255 samples	3x
BACKUP+ 128GBSeagateBench 43%, 33 samples	2x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 2x8GBHynixBench 70%, 71,691 samples	4x
SODIM DDR4 2133 C15 2x16GBCorsairBench 70%, 464 samples	2x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	2x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $43

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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