Intel NUC9i9QNB

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	265% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Intel(R) NUC9i9QNX
Motherboard	Intel NUC9i9QNB (all builds)
Memory	53.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9980HK 8,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 936 87% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,231 76% 1,231 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 116 Parallax 106 95% 113 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 95.6 Splatting 83 83% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1763 1754 1753 1841 1745 1828 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,304 Write 2,097 Mixed 1,016 SusWrite 1,781 351% 1,550 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 59.9 206% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 894 674% 906 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 393%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1193 1234 1204 1200 1215 1187 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,775 Write 1,140 Mixed 578 SusWrite 1,206 261% 1,175 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 50.6 178% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 754 DQ Write 829 DQ Mixed 678 542% 753 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 435%
Corsair MP400 4TB 638 User benchmarks, average bench 292% 3.5TB free Firmware: ECFM53.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 2441 2476 2468 2472 2473 2474 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	309% Outstanding	Read 998 Write 2,263 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 2,467 405% 1,772 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 68.5 232% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 968 DQ Mixed 1,065 794% 1,055 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 309% Great: 391%
Lacie Portable SSD 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 673GB free Firmware: 0003 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 123 124 122 113 149 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.9% Very poor	Read 113 Write 140 Mixed 158 SusWrite 130 31% 135 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 3.5 11% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 93%
Lacie Rugged USB-C 5TB 496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 129 129 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 97.5 Write 122 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 127 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 69%
Generic MassStorageClass 64GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 36GB free, PID 0754 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 259 259 256 261 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 166 Mixed 55 SusWrite 258 225% 168 MB/s	4K Read 9.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.7 160% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance SODIM CMSX64GX4M2A2666C18 2x31.5GB 658 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 2 slots used 63GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 24.7 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%

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Gaming 15%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 15%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC9i9QNB

CPU
Core i9-9980HKIntelBench 82%, 8,965 samples	233x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	44x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	41x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	38x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	16x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	13x
TM8FP6001T 1TBTeamBench 227%, 9,663 samples	12x

RAM
M471A4G43AB1-CWE 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 92%, 2,607 samples	10x
M471A4G43MB1-CTD 2x31.5GBSamsungBench 79%, 5,545 samples	9x
LD4AS016G-3200ST 2x16GBUnknownBench 76%, 279 samples	8x

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Value: 138% - Outstanding

Total price: $106

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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