Intel NUC9i7QNB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive237% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemIntel(R) NUC9i7QNX
MotherboardIntel NUC9i7QNB  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20200810
Uptime1.6 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '23 at 22:30
Run Duration242 Seconds
Run User NZL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-9750H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 85.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 737
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 884
55% 884 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$283
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.49
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 120
Parallax 125
109% 126 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 104
Splatting 90
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1050 866 838 860 856 858 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
237% Outstanding
Read 2203
Write 2,138
Mixed 1,538
SusWrite 888
379% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 65.9
212% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 759
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 637
472% 629 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 237%
Great: 355%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500G 500GB
159GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 387
Write 390
Mixed 368
SusWrite 0
368% 286 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 24.5
4K Mixed 23.1
1,698% 23 MB/s
DQ Read 25.6
DQ Write 27.6
DQ Mixed 25.9
1,915% 26.4 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 136%
Great: 181%
KINGSTON SA400S37480G 480GB
441GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 295 256 259 271 262 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
174% Outstanding
Read 270
Write 283
Mixed 253
SusWrite 275
371% 270 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 23.1
4K Mixed 16.6
1,406% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 16.9
DQ Write 27.4
DQ Mixed 19.5
1,658% 21.3 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 174%
Great: 173%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-41H2B0 640GB
596GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 106 106 105 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
44% Average
Read 103
Write 103
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 106
130% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 44%
Great: 44%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB
931GB free, PID 0567
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 106 106 106 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
162% Outstanding
Read 389
Write 391
Mixed 369
SusWrite 106
413% 314 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 25.1
4K Mixed 21.3
1,658% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 25.2
DQ Write 27.4
DQ Mixed 26
1,910% 26.2 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 162%
Great: 181%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT16G4SFRA266.C16FR 1x16GB
1 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
48.7% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 14.1
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 48.7%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NUC9i7QNB Builds (Compare 334 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC9i7QNB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $73
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