Intel NUC8i5INB

Performance Results


Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 16% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	13.3% 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 Drive	88.4% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

CPU throttled at 88% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

System	Intel(R) NUC8i5INH
Motherboard	Intel NUC8i5INB (all builds)
Memory	1.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200701
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '20 at 10:14
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	6%
CPU Throttled	88%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8265U 87,841 User benchmarks, average bench 53% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 1.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 76% 138 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 622 64% 514 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon 540X 266 User benchmarks, average bench 10% Intel(8086 2079) 2GB CLim: 1211 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Lighting 15.8 Reflection 29.2 Parallax 20 13% 21.7 fps	MRender 14.5 Gravity 15.4 Splatting 20.6 14% 16.8 fps
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 13%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB 4,898 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF004C SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 265 265 267 270 269 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 463 Write 267 Mixed 278 SusWrite 267 71% 319 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 39.8 132% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 205 174% 255 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 113%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 185GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 398 421 380 423 408 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 406 Write 396 Mixed 238 SusWrite 406 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 44.4 144% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 190 183% 291 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 117%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 134 137 135 131 130 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 105 Write 133 Mixed 94.6 SusWrite 132 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.6 246% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 154 152 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 134 Write 122 Mixed 101 SusWrite 151 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.7 300% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 98%
Kingston DT microDuo 32GB 773 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 29GB free, PID 16a1 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 14 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	7.71% Terrible	Read 23.1 Write 16 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 13.3 25% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.71% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GB 8,402 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 2 slots used 8GB Row of chips LPDDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 22.7 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 21.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%

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

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Workstation 12%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC8i5INB

CPU
Core i5-8265UIntelBench 53%, 87,841 samples	16x

GPU
540XRadeontBench 12%, 61 samples	10x
Radeon 540XAMDBench 10%, 266 samples	6x

SSD
SSDSCKKW256G8 256GBIntelBench 90%, 4,898 samples	4x
M.2 PCIe SSD 256GBSpccBench 162%, 15,205 samples	2x
850 Pro 128GBSamsung $65Bench 99%, 18,195 samples	1x

RAM
K4E6E304EC-EGCG 2x4GBSamsungBench 68%, 8,402 samples	16x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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