Apple Macmini8,1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics5.07% 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 Drive1.21% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemApple Macmini8,1  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200709
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 14:54
Run Duration195 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 below expectations (18th percentile)
66.5% Good
Memory 69.1
1-Core 99.7
2-Core 175
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 377
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 391
24% 391 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Apple(106B 0207) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7373
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
5.07% Terrible
Lighting 6.87
Reflection 7.85
Parallax 7.25
6% 7.32 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.3
Splatting 0.04
4% 5.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.07%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 8.7 10 8.6 8.5 8.6 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
1.21% Terrible
Read 14
Write 13.7
Mixed 14
SusWrite 8.9
3% 12.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
0% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 1.21%
Great: 97%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
125GB free
Firmware: 7101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 279 278 286 285 274 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
58.9% Above average
Read 337
Write 320
Mixed 316
SusWrite 279
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 22.5
71% 23.3 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 26
49% 98.4 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
520GB free
Firmware: 7101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Read 107
Write 110
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 80.6
70% 95.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 4ATF51264HZ-2G6E3 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.3% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 17.8
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 17.5
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 104
39% 104 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 55.3%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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