Intel NUC6CAYB

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 37%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics1.98% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.4% 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.
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 (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemIntel(R) NUC6CAYH
MotherboardIntel NUC6CAYB  (all builds)
Memory3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '20 at 00:38
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 88%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron J3455
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 1.5 GHz, turbo 2.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
38% Below average
Memory 46.6
1-Core 44.1
2-Core 87.9
36% 59.5 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 175
23% 172 Pts
64-Core 151
9% 151 Pts
Poor: 18%
This bench: 38%
Great: 38%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics
Intel(8086 2067) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 2.69
Parallax 1.69
2% 2.09 fps
MRender 3.33
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 4.78
3% 3.28 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 388 404 405 380 364 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 484
Write 460
Mixed 312
SusWrite 375
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 36
114% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 198
158% 221 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend TS512MSK64W6H Kingston ACR16D3LS1MNG/4G 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27% Poor
MC Read 9.4
MC Write 12.2
MC Mixed 9.6
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 3.4
SC Write 4.3
SC Mixed 4.3
11% 4 GB/s
Latency 174
23% 174 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical NUC6CAYB Builds (Compare 127 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 30%
Raft
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Intel NUC6CAYB

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 12% - Very poor Total price: $29
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