Intel NUC9i5QNB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics152% 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 Drive150% 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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemIntel(R) NUC9i5QNX
MotherboardIntel NUC9i5QNB  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210510
Uptime18.5 Days
Run DateApr 02 '23 at 22:37
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-9300H
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 101
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 512
53% 425 Pts
64-Core 543
34% 543 Pts
Poor: 38%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 206
Reflection 191
Parallax 247
168% 214 fps
MRender 219
Gravity 218
Splatting 164
160% 200 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Intel(8086 2089) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
4.73% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 9.2
Parallax 7.5
5% 7.67 fps
MRender 10.4
Gravity 6.1
Splatting 0.2
4% 5.57 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.73%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
552GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1297 203 308 303 304 159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 1,250
Write 1,645
Mixed 1,399
SusWrite 429
266% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 66
4K Mixed 50.3
156% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 542
DQ Mixed 307
302% 480 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 150%
Great: 365%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GBU2X04JGGG39-12-K 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 24.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 20.9
54% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 84%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NUC9i5QNB Builds (Compare 55 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC9i5QNB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $90
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