Intel NUC6i5SYB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics7.54% 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 Drive96.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 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.
SystemINTEL_ NUC6i5SY
MotherboardIntel NUC6i5SYB  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20180731
Uptime1 Days
Run DateDec 11 '20 at 01:38
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6260U
CPU1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 88.9
1-Core 89.9
2-Core 147
67% 109 Pts
4-Core 235
8-Core 242
32% 239 Pts
64-Core 239
15% 239 Pts
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel Iris 540 (Mobile Skylake)
Intel(8086 2063) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4678
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
7.54% Terrible
Lighting 8.9
Reflection 7.9
Parallax 9.4
7% 8.73 fps
MRender 9.4
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 10.8
8% 9.77 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.54%
Great: 10%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 315 319 320 321 321 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Read 487
Write 428
Mixed 368
SusWrite 329
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 75.1
4K Mixed 44.6
156% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 157
126% 181 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 122%
Seagate BUP Slim 1TB
734GB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 128 128 128 125 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 93.2
Write 120
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
AXIOM MEMORY 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 44.1
MC Mixed 11.4
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 13.2
SC Mixed 12.1
36% 12.5 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 24%
This bench: 63%
Great: 40%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NUC6i5SYB Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC6i5SYB

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