Intel NUC DC3217IYE (Next Unit of Computing) Review

Name: Intel NUC DC3217IYE (Next Unit of Computing)
Brand: Intel

Darksaber

on Jul 3rd, 2013,

in Other.

Manufacturer: Intel

Value & Conclusion »

Performance

PCMark07

Futuremark PCMark 07 Full Bench
	Intel DC3217IYE NUC	ZOTAC ZBOX AD06 PLUS	Sapphire Edge VS8 Mini PC	Shuttle DS61 (Pentium G2020)	ASRock VisionX 321B HTPC	ZOTAC ZBOX nano XS AD11 PLUS	ARCTIC MC001-BD	Foxconn NT-A3500	Zotac ION F	Sapphire Edge VS8 Mini PC	Desktop PC Intel i7-930
PCMark 07 Score	3230	1036	1687	3526	2358	1429	984	1070	905	1687	4198
Lightweight score	3856	965	1411	4278	1955	1553	984	986	936	1411	3906
Productivity score	2997	676	1072	3680	1543	1185	549	699	576	1072	3626
Entertainment score	2623	1046	1824	2485	2839	1184	1009	1029	827	1824	4238
Creativity score	6004	1205	1903	3736	3410	1544	1328	1192	1247	1903	4352
Computation score	5624	760	1790	3998	4569	727	751	1037	638	1790	4419
System storage score	5261	1307	1421	4710	1409	2798	1676	1357	1725	1421	4487
Video playback	23.98 fps	22.64 fps	22.99 fps	23.95 fps	23.98 fps	22.99 fps	22.86 fps	19.91 fps	22.8 fps	22.99 fps	22.93 fps
Video transcoding - downscaling	5433.17 kB/s	684.14 kB/s	2086.41 kB/s	7756.94 kB/s	2546.71 kB/s	638.41 kB/s	717.22 kB/s	1086.94 kB/s	540.56 kB/s	2086.41 kB/s	5735.49 kB/s
System storage - gaming	17.13 MB/s	3.10 MB/s	3.32 MB/s	15.42 MB/s	3.19 MB/s	10.47 MB/s	4.13 MB/s	3.24 MB/s	4.21 MB/s	3.32 MB/s	15.32 MB/s
Graphics - DirectX 9	17.76 fps	9.27 fps	20.41 fps	11.72 fps	58.86 fps	8.83 fps	8.38 fps	7.85 fps	4.79 fps	20.41 fps	65.73 fps
Image manipulation	6.34 Mpx/s	2.91 Mpx/s	5.58 Mpx/s	9.43 Mpx/s	10.04 Mpx/s	2.77 Mpx/s	2.52 Mpx/s	2.66 Mpx/s	2.13 Mpx/s	5.58 Mpx/s	9.16 Mpx/s
System storage - importing pictures	3.13 MB/s	4.62 MB/s	5.47 MB/s	19.97 MB/s	5.15 MB/s	10.38 MB/s	5.68 MB/s	4.42 MB/s	6.3 MB/s	5.47 MB/s	19.71 MB/s
Web browsing	7.71 pages/s	3.25 pages/s	6.41 pages	10.65 pages/s	12.94 pages	2.97 pages/s	2.58 pages/s	3.38 pages/s	2.14 pages/s	6.41 pages/s	15.35 pages/s
Data decrypting	37.15 MB/s	25.56 MB/s	59.28 MB/s	73.59 MB/s	93.42 MB/s	26.02 MB/s	9.72 MB/s	22.26 MB/s	11.25 MB/s	59.28 MB/s	63.97 MB/s
System storage - Windows Defender	5.73 MB/s	1.11 MB/s	1.14 MB/s	5.33 MB/s	1.13 MB/s	4.17 MB/s	1.42 MB/s	1.19 MB/s	1.59 MB/s	1.14 MB/s	5.4 MB/s
Web browsing with 3 tabs	8.85 pages/s	3.40 pages/s	6.78 pages/s	13.36 pages/s	12.91 pages/s	3.88 pages/s	2.83 pages/s	3.34 pages/s	2.27 pages/s	6.78 pages/s	10.94 pages/s
System storage - adding music	1.46 MB/s	1.13 MB/s	1.15 MB/s	1.39 MB/s	1.14 MB/s	1.32 MB/s	1.21 MB/s	1.15 MB/s	1.22 MB/s	1.15 MB/s	1.4 MB/s
Text editing	7.25 ops/s	3.01 ops/s	5.10 ops/s	10.29 ops/s	10.54 ops/s	3.20 ops/s	1.65 ops/s	2.92 ops/s	1.95 ops/s	5.10 ops/s	10.7 ops/s
System storage - starting applications	54.03 MB/s	1.62 MB/s	1.98 MB/s	43.61 MB/s	1.77 MB/s	7.94 MB/s	2.48 MB/s	1.78 MB/s	2.36 MB/s	1.98 MB/s	30.67 MB/s
Web browsing 1	6.29 pages/s	1.98 pages/s	pages/s	6.40 pages/s	9.37 pages/s	2.32 pages/s	2.04 pages/s	2.19 pages/s	1.67 pages/s	1.86 pages/s	10.23 pages/s
Web browsing 2	6.83 pages/s	2.55 pages/s	5.09 pages/s	8.89 pages/s	9.61 pages/s	2.45 pages/s	2.11 pages/s	2.26 pages/s	1.66 pages/s	5.09 pages/s	10.25 pages/s
Graphics - DirectX 10 - texture fill	5.50 fps	4.81 fps	8.86 fps	2.77 fps	24.31 fps	4.21 fps	3.62 fps	3.5 fps	1.66 fps	8.86 fps	37.23 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - color fill	1.16 fps	0.51 fps	1.077 fps	1.02 fps	3.16 fps	0.49 fps	0.64 fps	0.41 fps	0.32 fps	1.077 fps	6.84 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - POM	2.66 fps	3.26 fps	9.16 fps	1.52 fps	29.65 fps	2.89 fps	1.96 fps	2.41 fps	1.58 fps	9.16 fps	36.58 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - GPU cloth	24.75 fps	12.24 fps	22.16 fps	13.03 fps	29.66 fps	11.26 fps	5.26 fps	4.02 fps	4.65 fps	22.16 fps	35.57 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - GPU particles	15.13 fps	4.77 fps	10.65 fps	9.90 fps	32.13 fps	4.73 fps	5.92 fps	4.09 fps	2.2 fps	10.65 fps	56.77 fps
Graphics - DirectX 10 - Perlin noise	10.97 fps	6.93 fps	22.66 fps	3.46 fps	52.81 fps	6.01 fps	1.55 fps	5.16 fps	2.51 fps	22.66 fps	88.05 fps
Video transcoding - high quality	4365.99 kB/s	169.51 kB/s	437.25 kB/s	651.06 kB/s	2791.99 kB/s	163.75 kB/s	176.78 kB/s	192.71 kB/s	145.46 kB/s	437.25 kB/s	1247.87 kB/s
System storage - video editing	24.17 MB/s	14.81 MB/s	15.53 MB/s	21.52 MB/s	13.38 MB/s	17.29 MB/s	17.15 MB/s	12.09 MB/s	16.83 MB/s	15.53 MB/s	21.58 MB/s
System storage - Windows Media Center	8.61 MB/s	7.02 MB/s	7.12 MB/s	7.92 MB/s	7.44 MB/s	7.91 MB/s	7.72 MB/s	6.64 MB/s	7.28 MB/s	7.12 MB/s	7.98 MB/s

3DMark06

The Intel DC3217IYE NUC features HD4000 graphics. This solution allows the unit to push almost as many pixels across the screen as the AMD Radeon HD7600G-based Sapphire VS8, which should allow for casual gaming on the big screen.

Power Consumption

The NUC tends to consume slightly more power in standby, but does manage to be quite efficient while sitting around without being used.

This changes, however, when looking at the numbers at load. These show the NUC break the 40W barrier. While this may look bad, the performance / power consumption ratio is still excellent, and the unit just sips a little under 20W when watching a 1080P clip on the TV.

Temperature

When pushing the NUC, it does actually get quite warm to the touch, and the fan can clearly be heard. Taking the temperatures shows why as the i3 and QS77 chips churn out quite the heat when pushed hard. These temperatures may seem high but at no point did the DC3217IYE falter during our testing.

CPU Utilization - 1080P Movie

With just below 20 watts of power usage during movie playback, the CPU utilization paints a similar picture. Just a 16% load during such a task leaves plenty of horse power for other things--all while enjoying the latest show from the comforts of your couch.

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