Apple Macmini8,1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.12% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemApple Macmini8,1  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181114
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '19 at 12:07
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-8100B
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 93.5
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 450
62% 458 Pts
64-Core 459
28% 459 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Apple(106B 0207) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 7.4
Reflection 10.9
Parallax 7.44
6% 8.57 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 6.8
Splatting 15
9% 10.8 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apple APPLE SSD AP0128 121GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 177.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 866
Write 977
Mixed 1,185
227% 1,009 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 58.1
4K Mixed 32.1
137% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,331
DQ Write 843
DQ Mixed 1,071
803% 1,082 MB/s
Poor: 34% Great: 71%
External USB3.0 250GB
128GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 258 257 257 257 256 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 329
Write 327
Mixed 302
SusWrite 271
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 21.4
70% 22.6 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 120
97% 137 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 58%
Great: 83%
WD My Passport 0741 2TB
2TB free, PID 0741
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 37 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
19% Very poor
Read 35.1
Write 34.2
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 36.7
45% 33.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 23.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 25.6
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 60.9
66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Macmini8,1 Builds (Compare 91 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: Apple Macmini8,1

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