Intel's Tiny NUC "Next Unit of Computing" PC
PCMark & 3DMark Tests
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Our PCMark 7 run highlights that the NUC is every bit a desktop system, regardless of its ultra small stature. It's score is more in line with higher end desktops, besting even Dell's Alienware X51 (3,048) and iBuyPower's Gamer Power BTS 11 (3,536). Both of those machines are geared toward gaming, but for every day use, the NUC's Ivy Bridge foundation coupled with a fast SSD provides plenty of pep.
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The latest version of Futuremark's synthetic 3D gaming benchmark, 3DMark11, is specifically bound to Windows 7-based systems because it uses the advanced visual technologies that are only available with DirectX 11. 3DMark11 isn't simply a port of 3DMark Vantage to DirectX 11, though. With this latest version of the benchmark, Futuremark has incorporated four new graphics tests, a physics tests, and a new combined test. We tested the graphics cards here with 3DMark11's Performance preset option.
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As expected, the 3DMark 11 score is pretty anemic. The low score isn't directly related to the size of the system, rather it's because of the integrated Intel Graphics HD 4000. There's just not a lot of pixel pushing power there, and though there isn't room for a discrete graphics card, we wouldn't be surprised if Intel crammed a discrete GPU onto the motherboard in a future iteration. For now, only light gaming is possible.
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