Intel NUC9i7QNB

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	230% 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	16GB 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 Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Intel(R) NUC9i7QNX
Motherboard	Intel NUC9i7QNB (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20200810
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '23 at 07:12
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-9750H 328,182 User benchmarks, average bench 73% U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 87.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 242 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 742 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 881D) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.49 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 120 Parallax 124 108% 126 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 103 Splatting 89.5 89% 112 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 399GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1094 865 868 874 874 864 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,957 Write 2,005 Mixed 1,433 SusWrite 906 353% 1,575 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 68 219% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 484 DQ Mixed 644 476% 633 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 355%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500G 500GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 385GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 95 69 105 103 106 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 345 Write 340 Mixed 335 SusWrite 97.2 368% 279 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 24.9 4K Mixed 22.8 1,702% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 25.8 DQ Write 27.8 DQ Mixed 26.2 1,932% 26.6 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 181%
KINGSTON SA400S37480G 480GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 447GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 260 267 276 253 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 263 Write 254 Mixed 234 SusWrite 277 351% 257 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 17.1 1,422% 18.3 MB/s	DQ Read 17 DQ Write 27.7 DQ Mixed 19.4 1,665% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 173%
WDC WD64 00AAKS-41H2B0 640GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 596GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 95 70 106 103 106 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	41.7% Average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 97.3 125% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4SFRA266.C16FR 1x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 2 slots used 16GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 13.7 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 15.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 70.3 57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%

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

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 13%

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Motherboard: Intel NUC9i7QNB

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	332x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	72x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	63x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	48x

SSD
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	30x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $149Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	21x

RAM
16ATF2G64HZ-3G2E1 2x16GBMicronBench 90%, 135 samples	21x
HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 9,568 samples	11x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	11x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $73

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16