Intel NUC8i5BESB

Performance Results


Gaming 10% Tree trunk	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	4.95% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.2% 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.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Intel(R) NUC8i5BEHS
Motherboard	Intel NUC8i5BESB (all builds)
Memory	31.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '23 at 22:30
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8260U 73 User benchmarks, average bench 74% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 213 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 563 58% 471 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 620 87 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Intel(8086 2074) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	4.95% Terrible	Lighting 5.4 Reflection 6.1 Parallax 6 4% 5.83 fps	MRender 7.1 Gravity 5.6 Splatting 8.8 6% 7.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.95% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 84 84 343 359 66 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 949 Write 1592 Mixed 688 SusWrite 282 198% 878 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 11.7 43% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 539 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 474 354% 472 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 299%
Hiksemi MD202 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 370GB free Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 612 666 606 130 84 1.2 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.5% Very good	Read 591 Write 322 Mixed 411 SusWrite 350 93% 419 MB/s	4K Read 19 4K Write 31.6 4K Mixed 22.8 75% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 139 DQ Mixed 151 110% 143 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 859B CT32G4SFD8266.C16FF 39GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 32767 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	61.5% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 22.8 MC Mixed 18.9 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 19.6 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 67%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	30	36.1"	1280 720	FFA0000 43RP630K

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical NUC8i5BESB Builds (Compare 30 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

Tree trunk

Desktop 68%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC8i5BESB

CPU
Core i5-8260UIntelBench 74%, 73 samples	30x

GPU
UHD Graphics 620IntelBench 5%, 87 samples	30x

SSD
BX500 120GBCrucial $15Bench 55%, 37,154 samples	3x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $75Bench 200%, 52,084 samples	3x
HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GBBench 121%, 26,870 samples	2x

RAM
859B CT32G4SFD8266.C16FF 39GBUnknownBench 58%, 4 samples	4x
9905711-032.A00G 1x8GBKingstonBench 36%, 439 samples	2x
CT16G4SFRA266.C8FB 1x16GBCrucialBench 40%, 294 samples	2x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 17% - Very poor

Total price: $15

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16