Intel NUC6CAYB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 38.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.18% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive42.2% 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.
Run History
SystemIntel NUC6CAYS
MotherboardIntel NUC6CAYB  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 10 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 (98th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Memory 47.2
1-Core 44.6
2-Core 89.1
36% 60.3 Pts
4-Core 171
8-Core 174
23% 173 Pts
64-Core 177
11% 177 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics 500
Intel(8086 2067) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7529
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
2.18% Terrible
Lighting 2.03
Reflection 2.96
Parallax 2.09
2% 2.36 fps
MRender 3.86
Gravity 2.03
Splatting 5.3
3% 3.73 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 2.18%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 120 GB 120GB
75GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UE4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 2.8 9.9 22 122 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
42.2% Average
Read 431
Write 286
Mixed 9.2
SusWrite 67.9
43% 199 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 21.4
4K Mixed 12
56% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 72.9
DQ Mixed 22.8
36% 71 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 55%
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 (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
31.9% Below average
MC Read 12.2
MC Write 14.3
MC Mixed 11
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.9
SC Write 4.4
SC Mixed 4.3
12% 4.2 GB/s
Latency 171
23% 171 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31.9%
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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