Apple Macmini8,1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics6.55% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemApple Macmini8,1  (all builds)
MotherboardApple Mac-7BA5B2DFE22DDD8C
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '21 at 20:35
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8500B
U3E1, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
87% 159 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 761
78% 629 Pts
64-Core 760
47% 760 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630
Apple(106B 0207) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
6.55% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 8.3
6% 8.13 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 11.3
8% 9.87 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.55%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apple APPLE SSD AP0256 251GB
4GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 116.
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 900
Write 1,070
Mixed 670
197% 880 MB/s
4K Read 10.3
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 13.8
54% 20.8 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 510
418% 611 MB/s
Poor: 41% Great: 67%
Asmt ASM236X NVME 512GB
355GB free
Firmware: 0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 606 602 598 570 597 594 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 610
Write 566
Mixed 365
SusWrite 594
120% 534 MB/s
4K Read 12.4
4K Write 22.5
4K Mixed 15.8
51% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 204
151% 197 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Transcend JM2666HSB-16G 2x16GB
2 of 2 slots used
32GB SODIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 28.6
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 27.6
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 91%

 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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