Intel NUC8i7HVB

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	239% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Intel NUC8i7HVK
Motherboard	Intel NUC8i7HVB (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191112
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 18:10
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8809G 3,729 User benchmarks, average bench 80% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 679 66% 541 Pts	64-Core 681 42% 681 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega M GH 3,270 User benchmarks, average bench 38% Intel(8086 2073) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1190 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 36% Great: 38%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 948 787 787 785 784 790 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2,297 Write 2,036 Mixed 1,581 SusWrite 814 376% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 70 226% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 664 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 631 461% 603 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 355%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 268GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 683 602 601 601 599 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,263 Write 2,114 Mixed 1,232 SusWrite 870 362% 1,620 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 68.8 189% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 784 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 662 497% 668 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 340%
Blackbox Pro 4TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 533GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 106 108 107 111 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 108 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 88%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 87 91 91 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 77 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 89.8 109% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 61% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 49%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 251GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 115 117 118 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 143 Write 134 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 117 162% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 117% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C20 1x16GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	MC Read 20.8 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 16.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 58%

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

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Gaming 38%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC8i7HVB

CPU
Core i7-8809GIntelBench 80%, 3,729 samples	717x

GPU
Radeon RX Vega M GHAMDBench 38%, 3,270 samples	623x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	7x

SSD
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	40x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	36x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	36x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GBKingstonBench 80%, 5,417 samples	39x
Vengeance SODIM CMSX64GX4M2A2400C16 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 75%, 54 samples	22x
Vengeance SODIM DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 5,229 samples	21x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $170

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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