Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon with Core i9 and RTX 3060 in review

Compact powerhouse! Intel once again raises the bar for performance with the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Compute Element. The new Compute Element is used in the Beast Canyon and, together with a dedicated Nvidia GPU, makes for a powerful and compact gaming system. You can find out how well the system performs against comparable desktop systems in this review.

Sebastian Bade, 👁 Sebastian Bade, ✓ Vaidyanathan Subramaniam (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy), Published 12/15/2021 🇩🇪 🇫🇷 ...

Intel mainly offers compact office systems under the NUC brand. Nevertheless, there are gaming systems from Intel that also carry NUC in their name. Last year, for instance, we were impressed by the performance of the Intel Ghost Canyon NUC. This year, Intel has introduced yet another gaming system based on the specially developed compute element, the Beast Canyon NUC, by taking a slightly different approach.

Visually, the two systems differ greatly although the rough internal layout only varies in the arrangement of the components. The power supply is still tucked away in the case and uses the SFX form factor this time, which makes replacement easier in case of a defect. The new compute element is still stowed away as a plug-in card in a PCI Express slot and contains the Intel Core i9-11900KB — a very fast SoC with 8 cores and 16 threads. Furthermore, the NUC 11 Extreme compute element offers space for two SO-DIMM modules and stores up to three M.2 SSD2 in addition to the WLAN module.

The SoC has its own iGPU, which is only suitable for gaming to a limited extent. Instead, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 installed in the Beast Canyon provides a decent gaming performance in combination with the fast SoC.

The pricing of the Beast Canyon is not quite straightforward. Intel itself quotes an MSRP of just under US$1,200 for the Core i9 model, which we have in review here. The Core i7 model (Intel Core i9-11700B) is priced at around US$1,000. It should be noted that these are the prices of the barebone system, which means additional costs for RAM, SSD, and GPU. A rough estimate using our test system as a basis indicates the costs to be well over US$2,000. The current situation for graphics cards is the biggest factor for the additional costs. The installed GeForce RTX 3060 from Asus currently costs ~US$1,000. Costs can be reduced a bit if you choose a cheaper alternative or select a suitable model on your own.

However, those who want to use the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit with a dedicated graphics card should pay attention to the dimensions of the card. The cooling unit should not take up more than two PCIe slots. The length of the graphics card is limited to a maximum of 12 inches.

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit – Beast Canyon

Processor

Intel Core i9-11900KB 8 x 3.3 - 5.3 GHz, 90 W PL2 / Short Burst, 65 W PL1 / Sustained, Tiger Lake-H

Graphics adapter

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 - 12 GB VRAM, Core: 1837 MHz, Memory: 15000 MHz, 170 W TDP, Nvidia 471.41

Memory

16 GB

Mainboard

Intel WM590 (Tiger Lake PCH-H)

Storage

Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB, 500 GB

, M.2 2280 NVMe

Connections

12 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 4.0 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, 1 HDMI, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 7.1 digital, Card Reader: SDXC with UHS-II support

Networking

Intel I225-LM Ethernet Controller (10/100/1000/2500MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.2

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 189 x 120 x 357 ( = 7.44 x 4.72 x 14.06 in)

Additional features

36 Months Warranty

Links

Intel homepage

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Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon - Compute Element

Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon - GeForce RTX 3060

Intel NUC 11 Extreme compute element in detail

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit Compute Element

The Intel NUC 11 Extreme offers the Intel Core i9-11900KB — an 8-core SoC with 16 threads based on the Tiger Lake series. The SoC has its roots in mobile form factors and is a good option for small and compact systems due to the low power consumption. Furthermore, all external interfaces are on the Compute Element, which is in the form of a PCI Express plug-in card in the system. Everything important is on board and you don't have to do without anything.

On the back, there are 6x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A and two USB-C ports including Thunderbolt 4. Up to three displays can be operated simultaneously via HDMI or USB-C, and there are two different ways to connect the system to the network — WiFi 6E or 2.5 Gbit LAN. Two SO-DIMM RAM modules with a maximum of 32 GB each can be installed in the compute element itself. Furthermore, there is room for three M.2 SSDs.

Processor benchmarks

The Intel Core i9-11900KB is an SoC that has found its way from the laptop to the desktop. Intel installs the SoC in the Compute Element and benefits from the low power consumption of 65 W. However, the maximum CPU package power is limited to 90 W for a short time.

In the test, the SoC shows solid performance and performs somewhat similar to the Intel Core i5-11600K. The Intel Core i9-11900KB is superior to the Core i5-11600K in multi-thread applications due to the two additional computing units. If we compare two 8-core CPUs, our test sample has to admit defeat in comparison with the Intel Core i9-11900K. Nevertheless, the gap is manageable when you look at the energy consumption of these CPUs.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, we refer you to our CPU comparison chart.

Performance Rating - Percent
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	58.6 pt ∼59%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	55.9 pt ∼56%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	55.2 pt ∼55%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	54.6 pt ∼55%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	51.3 pt ∼51%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	50.6 pt ∼51%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	49.9 pt ∼50%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	46.3 pt ∼46%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	44.6 pt ∼45%

Cinebench R15
CPU Single 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	266 Points ∼81% +8%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	262 Points ∼80% +6%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	247 Points ∼75%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	242 Points ∼74% -2%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	224 Points ∼68% -9%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	219 Points ∼67% -11%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	215 Points ∼66% -13%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	209 Points ∼64% -15%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	205 Points ∼63% -17%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	4002 Points ∼41% +97%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2620 Points ∼27% +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2616 Points ∼27% +29%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	2436 Points ∼25% +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	2230 Points ∼23% +10%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	2027 Points ∼21%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1738 Points ∼18% -14%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1607 Points ∼17% -21%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1452 Points ∼15% -28%

Cinebench R20
CPU (Single Core)
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	647 Points ∼74% +3%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	629 Points ∼72%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	625 Points ∼72% -1%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	595 Points ∼68% -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	544 Points ∼63% -14%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	532 Points ∼61% -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	520 Points ∼60% -17%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	504 Points ∼58% -20%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	464 Points ∼53% -26%
CPU (Multi Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	9075 Points ∼39% +95%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6381 Points ∼27% +37%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6068 Points ∼26% +31%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	5997 Points ∼25% +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	5120 Points ∼22% +10%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	4644 Points ∼20%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	4349 Points ∼18% -6%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	3443 Points ∼15% -26%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	3357 Points ∼14% -28%

Cinebench R11.5
CPU Single 64Bit
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	3.1 Points ∼10% +9%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.09 Points ∼10% +9%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	2.87 Points ∼9% +1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	2.84 Points ∼9%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.56 Points ∼8% -10%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	2.4 Points ∼8% -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	2.37 Points ∼8% -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	2.36 Points ∼7% -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	2.19 Points ∼7% -23%
CPU Multi 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	43.68 Points ∼62% +98%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	29.31 Points ∼41% +33%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29.03 Points ∼41% +32%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	26.76 Points ∼38% +21%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	24.18 Points ∼34% +10%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	22.07 Points ∼31%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	19.32 Points ∼27% -12%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	18.04 Points ∼25% -18%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15.76 Points ∼22% -29%

Cinebench R10
Rendering Single CPUs 64Bit
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	14149 Points ∼77% +13%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	13039 Points ∼71% +4%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	12957 Points ∼71% +4%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	12508 Points ∼68%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	10625 Points ∼58% -15%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	10580 Points ∼58% -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	10497 Points ∼57% -16%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	10359 Points ∼56% -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	9594 Points ∼52% -23%
Rendering Multiple CPUs 64Bit
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	86232 Points ∼62% +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	83426 Points ∼60% +24%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	80613 Points ∼58% +20%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	80495 Points ∼58% +20%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	68388 Points ∼49% +2%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	67183 Points ∼48%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	64663 Points ∼47% -4%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	55742 Points ∼40% -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	51816 Points ∼37% -23%

Blender - v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	317.4 Seconds * ∼2% -21%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	302.4 Seconds * ∼2% -15%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	264.5 Seconds * ∼2% -1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	262.7 Seconds * ∼2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	222.7 Seconds * ∼2% +15%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	196.8 Seconds * ∼1% +25%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	190.3 Seconds * ∼1% +28%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	167.3 Seconds * ∼1% +36%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	125.8 Seconds * ∼1% +52%

wPrime 2.10
32m
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	4.919 s * ∼1% -44%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	4.648 s * ∼1% -36%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	4.112 s * ∼1% -20%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	3.982 s * ∼1% -17%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	3.788 s * ∼1% -11%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	3.74 s * ∼1% -9%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	3.582 s * ∼1% -5%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	3.416 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	3.037 s * ∼1% +11%
1024m
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	120.2 s * ∼1% -18%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	113.2 s * ∼1% -11%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	107.6 s * ∼1% -5%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	102.2 s * ∼1%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	86.1 s * ∼1% +16%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	81.4 s * ∼1% +20%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	77.9 s * ∼1% +24%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	66.3 s * ∼1% +35%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	44.86 s * ∼1% +56%

X264 HD Benchmark 4.0
Pass 1
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	339 (338^min - 341^max) fps ∼80% +24%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	309.5 (308^min - 311^max) fps ∼73% +14%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	299 (294^min - 299^max) fps ∼70% +10%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	289.5 (289^min - 291^max) fps ∼68% +6%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	272.5 (271^min - 279^max) fps ∼64%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	271 (270^min - 273^max) fps ∼64% -1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	265 (265^min - 266^max) fps ∼62% -3%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	251.5 (250^min - 253^max) fps ∼59% -8%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	237.5 (236^min - 239^max) fps ∼56% -13%
Pass 2
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	168 (168^min - 169^max) fps ∼61% +58%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	152 (151^min - 152^max) fps ∼55% +43%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	149 (149^min - 149^max) fps ∼54% +41%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	137 (137^min - 137^max) fps ∼50% +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	119 (118^min - 119^max) fps ∼43% +12%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	106 (101^min - 108^max) fps ∼39%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	101 (101^min - 101^max) fps ∼37% -5%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	92.8 (89.1^min - 100^max) fps ∼34% -12%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	88.2 (88^min - 88.2^max) fps ∼32% -17%

WinRAR - Result
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15604 KB/s ∼90% +63%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	9739 KB/s ∼56% +2%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	9584 KB/s ∼55%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	9030 KB/s ∼52% -6%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	7850 KB/s ∼45% -18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	7467 KB/s ∼43% -22%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	7409 KB/s ∼43% -23%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7266 KB/s ∼42% -24%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	6536 KB/s ∼38% -32%

TrueCrypt
AES Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	15 GB/s ∼46% +29%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14.6 GB/s ∼45% +26%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	13 GB/s ∼40% +12%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	11.6 GB/s ∼36%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	11.4 GB/s ∼35% -2%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	10.8 GB/s ∼33% -7%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	10.1 GB/s ∼31% -13%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	9.7 GB/s ∼30% -16%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8 GB/s ∼25% -31%
Twofish Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	3.6 GB/s ∼0% +112%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	2.6 GB/s ∼0% +53%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	2 GB/s ∼0% +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	2 GB/s ∼0% +18%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1.9 GB/s ∼0% +12%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1.7 GB/s ∼0% 0%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1.7 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1.5 GB/s ∼0% -12%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1.4 GB/s ∼0% -18%
Serpent Mean 100MB
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	2.3 GB/s ∼0% +109%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1.5 GB/s ∼0% +36%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1.3 GB/s ∼0% +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	1.2 GB/s ∼0% +9%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1.2 GB/s ∼0% +9%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1.1 GB/s ∼0%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1 GB/s ∼0% -9%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	0.9 GB/s ∼0% -18%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.82 GB/s ∼0% -25%

Geekbench 5.4
Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	12363 Points ∼43% +39%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11414 Points ∼40% +28%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11354 Points ∼39% +27%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	11035 Points ∼38% +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	8948 Points ∼31% 0%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	8924 Points ∼31%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	8523 Points ∼30% -4%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7568 Points ∼26% -15%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7248 Points ∼25% -19%
Single-Core
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1885 Points ∼82% +14%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1752 Points ∼76% +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1665 Points ∼72% +1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1656 Points ∼72%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1449 Points ∼63% -12%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1378 Points ∼60% -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	1353 Points ∼59% -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	1306 Points ∼57% -21%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1286 Points ∼56% -22%

Geekbench 5.0
5.0 Multi-Core
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	12976 Points ∼41% +47%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	11407 Points ∼36% +29%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11246 Points ∼35% +27%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	11008 Points ∼35% +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	9163 Points ∼29% +4%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	8845 Points ∼28%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	8542 Points ∼27% -3%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	7540 Points ∼24% -15%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	7237 Points ∼23% -18%
5.0 Single-Core
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	1863 Points ∼8% +14%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	1731 Points ∼8% +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	1673 Points ∼7% +2%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	1638 Points ∼7%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	1440 Points ∼6% -12%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	1360 Points ∼6% -17%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	1355 Points ∼6% -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	1315 Points ∼6% -20%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	1281 Points ∼6% -22%

Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4
64 Bit Single-Core Score
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	7976 Points ∼82% +14%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	7438 Points ∼77% +6%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	7333 Points ∼76% +5%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	6991 Points ∼72%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	6348 Points ∼66% -9%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	5969 Points ∼62% -15%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	5830 Points ∼60% -17%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5821 Points ∼60% -17%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	5749 Points ∼59% -18%
64 Bit Multi-Core Score
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	48962 Points ∼55% +35%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	44131 Points ∼49% +22%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	43058 Points ∼48% +19%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	42329 Points ∼47% +17%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	36310 Points ∼40%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	35526 Points ∼40% -2%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	33266 Points ∼37% -8%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	29385 Points ∼33% -19%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	28391 Points ∼32% -22%

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance Physics
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	23381 Points ∼63% +31%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	22140 Points ∼60% +24%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	21175 Points ∼57% +19%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	21016 Points ∼57% +18%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	18905 Points ∼51% +6%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	17803 Points ∼48%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	17381 Points ∼47% -2%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	16422 Points ∼44% -8%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	15961 Points ∼43% -10%

7-Zip 18.03
7z b 4
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	99467 MIPS ∼62% +98%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	74306 MIPS ∼46% +48%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	70968 MIPS ∼44% +42%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	62746 MIPS ∼39% +25%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	59247 MIPS ∼37% +18%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	50152 MIPS ∼31%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	45322 MIPS ∼28% -10%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	44081 MIPS ∼27% -12%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	40379 MIPS ∼25% -19%
7z b 4 -mmt1
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	6970 MIPS ∼83% +17%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	6652 MIPS ∼80% +11%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	6136 MIPS ∼73% +3%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	5979 MIPS ∼71%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	5954 MIPS ∼71% 0%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	5642 MIPS ∼67% -6%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	5516 MIPS ∼66% -8%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	5340 MIPS ∼64% -11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	5289 MIPS ∼63% -12%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - 4k Preset
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	21 fps ∼45% +46%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	20.8 fps ∼45% +44%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	19.8 fps ∼42% +38%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	16.1 fps ∼35% +12%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	15.8 fps ∼34% +10%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	14.7 fps ∼32% +2%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	14.4 fps ∼31%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	12.2 fps ∼26% -15%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	11.4 fps ∼24% -21%

R Benchmark 2.5 - Overall mean
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	0.593 sec * ∼13% -11%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	0.541 sec * ∼12% -1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	0.535 sec * ∼12%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	0.528 sec * ∼11% +1%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	0.524 sec * ∼11% +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	0.512 sec * ∼11% +4%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	0.506 sec * ∼11% +5%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	0.4733 sec * ∼10% +12%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	0.4509 sec * ∼10% +16%

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Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	76 s * ∼19% -69%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	72.5 s * ∼18% -61%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	53.6 s * ∼14% -19%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	46.06 s * ∼12% -3%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	45.23 s * ∼11% -1%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	44.9 s * ∼11%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	44.78 s * ∼11% -0%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	43.31 s * ∼11% +4%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	39.7 s * ∼10% +12%

WebXPRT 3 - ---
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	296 Points ∼69% +10%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	280 Points ∼65% +4%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	269 Points ∼62%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	255 Points ∼59% -5%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	249 Points ∼58% -7%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	239 Points ∼55% -11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	239 Points ∼55% -11%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	233 Points ∼54% -13%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	217 Points ∼50% -19%

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Total Score
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	760 ms * ∼1% -26%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	754 ms * ∼1% -25%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	709 ms * ∼1% -18%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	706 ms * ∼1% -17%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	683 ms * ∼1% -13%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	602 ms * ∼1%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	587 ms * ∼1% +2%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	558 ms * ∼1% +7%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	544 ms * ∼1% +10%

3DMark
3840x2160 Fire Strike Ultra Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	31881 Points ∼59% +33%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	31095 Points ∼57% +30%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29374 Points ∼54% +23%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	27685 Points ∼51% +16%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	25286 Points ∼47% +6%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	23921 Points ∼44%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	23190 Points ∼43% -3%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	21864 Points ∼40% -9%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	19942 Points ∼37% -17%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Physics
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	32004 Points ∼59% +32%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	30938 Points ∼57% +27%
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	29805 Points ∼55% +23%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	28927 Points ∼53% +19%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	25132 Points ∼46% +3%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	24327 Points ∼45%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	22631 Points ∼42% -7%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	21706 Points ∼40% -11%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	20040 Points ∼37% -18%
2560x1440 Time Spy CPU
Intel Core i9-10900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-10900K, 3700 MHz	14326 Points ∼71% +43%
Intel Core i9-11900K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i9-11900K, 3500 MHz	13433 Points ∼66% +34%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R9 3950X, 3500 MHz	12404 Points ∼61% +24%
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 5800X, 3800 MHz	11599 Points ∼57% +16%
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT, NVIDIA Titan RTX R7 3800XT, 3900 MHz	10302 Points ∼51% +3%
Intel Core i9-11900KB, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 i9-11900KB, 3300 MHz	10035 Points ∼50%
Intel Core i5-11600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-11600K, 3900 MHz	9482 Points ∼47% -6%
Intel Core i9-9980HK, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop) i9-9980HK, 2400 MHz	9417 Points ∼46% -6%
Intel Core i5-10600K, NVIDIA Titan RTX i5-10600K, 4100 MHz	8290 Points ∼41% -17%

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Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit in the Cinebench R15 multi-loop

The first load test with the Cinebench R15 multi-loop shows stable performance. With 1,800 points, the Intel Core i9-11900KB delivers a consistently high performance without performance drops. Nevertheless, a slight performance drop can be noticed after the first two runs.

Intel Beast Canyon NUC Intel Core i9-11900KB, Intel Core i9-11900KB: Ø1800 (1776.75-1859.25)

Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) Intel Core i9-9980HK, Intel Core i9-9980HK: Ø1463 (1410.79-1593.44)

Application performance

In the application benchmarks, our test sample is only very slightly ahead of the Ghost Canyon NUC. Overall, the newer hardware cannot provide a decent performance gain. Subjectively, however, we can say that both the Ghost Canyon NUC and the Beast Canyon NUC are quite fast in everyday use. Long waiting times were only experienced when downloading large games, but this is due to the internet provider's bandwidth restrictions. Our test sample also does quite well against current test systems, as can be seen in the PCMark 10 results below.

Intel equipped the test sample with a 500 GB SSD, which performed very well in the test. Due to the build, it is possible to only install SSDs in the Beast Canyon NUC. The Compute Element has three M.2-2280 slots and another module can be installed in the case on the underside.

Performance Rating | PCMark 10 | SPECviewperf 12 | SPECviewperf 13

Performance Rating - Percent
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	98.5 pt ∼99%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	96.7 pt ∼97%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	95.1 pt ∼95%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	92.5 pt ∼93%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	91.1 pt ∼91%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	65.2 pt ∼65%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	46.8 pt ∼47%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	46.5 pt ∼47%

PCMark 10 - Score
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	7869 Points ∼100% +8%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7745 Points ∼98% +6%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7740 Points ∼98% +6%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7641 Points ∼97% +5%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	7329 Points ∼93% +1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	7281 Points ∼93%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	7279 Points ∼93% 0%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	6939 Points ∼88% -5%

SPECviewperf 12
1900x1060 Solidworks (sw-03)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	182 fps ∼100% +154%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	172.2 fps ∼95% +141%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	171 fps ∼94% +139%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	158.2 fps ∼87% +121%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	157.6 fps ∼87% +120%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	83.7 fps ∼46% +17%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	71.6 fps ∼39%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	59.2 fps ∼33% -17%
1900x1060 Siemens NX (snx-02)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	263.3 fps ∼100% +2909%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	259.1 fps ∼98% +2861%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	254.8 fps ∼97% +2812%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	251 fps ∼95% +2769%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	245 fps ∼93% +2700%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	12.72 fps ∼5% +45%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	9.08 fps ∼3% +4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	8.75 fps ∼3%
1900x1060 Showcase (showcase-01)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	203 fps ∼100% +80%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	202 fps ∼100% +79%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	196.1 fps ∼97% +74%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	192.4 fps ∼95% +70%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.3 fps ∼93% +67%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	182.3 fps ∼90% +61%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	118.5 fps ∼58% +5%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	113 fps ∼56%
1900x1060 Medical (medical-01)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.6 fps ∼100% +131%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	94.5 fps ∼100% +131%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.7 fps ∼94% +117%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.1 fps ∼93% +115%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	87.8 fps ∼93% +115%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	56.6 fps ∼60% +38%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	40.9 fps ∼43%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	40.14 fps ∼42% -2%
1900x1060 Maya (maya-04)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	199 fps ∼100% +4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	191 fps ∼96%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	190.9 fps ∼96% 0%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	188.7 fps ∼95% -1%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	186 fps ∼93% -3%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	172.2 fps ∼87% -10%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	171 fps ∼86% -10%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	169.4 fps ∼85% -11%
1900x1060 Energy (energy-01)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.77 fps ∼100% +188%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.72 fps ∼100% +187%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.3 fps ∼98% +183%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.2 fps ∼98% +182%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	28.18 fps ∼98% +182%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	16.72 fps ∼58% +67%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	11.49 fps ∼40% +15%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	10 fps ∼35%
1900x1060 Creo (creo-01)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	173 fps ∼100% +250%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	164 fps ∼95% +232%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	157.2 fps ∼91% +218%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	142.7 fps ∼82% +189%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	134.8 fps ∼78% +173%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	72.2 fps ∼42% +46%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	52.2 fps ∼30% +6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	49.4 fps ∼29%
1900x1060 Catia (catia-04)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	269 fps ∼100% +249%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	251 fps ∼93% +226%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	225.2 fps ∼84% +192%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	218.4 fps ∼81% +184%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	215.5 fps ∼80% +180%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	120.8 fps ∼45% +57%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	78.3 fps ∼29% +2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	77 fps ∼29%
1900x1060 3ds Max (3dsmax-05)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	297.4 fps ∼100% +48%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	296.9 fps ∼100% +48%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	289 fps ∼97% +44%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	288 fps ∼97% +43%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	274.5 fps ∼92% +37%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	271.8 fps ∼91% +35%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	201 fps ∼68%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	180.8 fps ∼61% -10%

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Solidworks (sw-04)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	198 fps ∼100% +90%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	185 fps ∼93% +78%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	166.2 fps ∼84% +60%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.9 fps ∼78% +48%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	153.2 fps ∼77% +47%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	116.3 fps ∼59% +12%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	104 fps ∼53%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	85.4 fps ∼43% -18%
Siemens NX (snx-03)
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	472.9 fps ∼100% +2893%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	469.1 fps ∼99% +2869%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	460 fps ∼97% +2811%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	453 fps ∼96% +2767%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	450 fps ∼95% +2748%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	23.03 fps ∼5% +46%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	16.33 fps ∼3% +3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	15.8 fps ∼3%
Showcase (showcase-02)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	195.1 fps ∼100% +73%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194.1 fps ∼99% +72%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	194 fps ∼99% +72%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	193 fps ∼99% +71%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	186.8 fps ∼96% +65%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	182.6 fps ∼94% +62%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	118.5 fps ∼61% +5%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	113 fps ∼58%
Medical (medical-02)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	90.3 fps ∼100% +66%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	90 fps ∼100% +65%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	90 fps ∼100% +65%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	89.7 fps ∼99% +65%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	88.7 fps ∼98% +63%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	85 fps ∼94% +56%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	56.4 fps ∼62% +4%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	54.4 fps ∼60%
Maya (maya-05)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	454 fps ∼100% +73%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	449 fps ∼99% +71%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	405.9 fps ∼89% +55%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	402 fps ∼89% +53%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	394.9 fps ∼87% +51%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	387.5 fps ∼85% +48%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	281 fps ∼62% +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	262 fps ∼58%
Energy (energy-02)
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.9 fps ∼100% +293%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.7 fps ∼100% +292%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.3 fps ∼99% +289%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	53.2 fps ∼99% +288%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	52.4 fps ∼97% +282%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	31.93 fps ∼59% +133%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	21.83 fps ∼41% +59%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	13.7 fps ∼25%
Creo (creo-02)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	355 fps ∼100% +106%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	354 fps ∼100% +106%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	336.3 fps ∼95% +96%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	331.7 fps ∼93% +93%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	328.8 fps ∼93% +91%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	286.1 fps ∼81% +66%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	183.8 fps ∼52% +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	172 fps ∼48%
Catia (catia-05)
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	415 fps ∼100% +299%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	397 fps ∼96% +282%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	362.1 fps ∼87% +248%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	355.2 fps ∼86% +242%
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	341.7 fps ∼82% +229%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	177.3 fps ∼43% +70%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	113.7 fps ∼27% +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	104 fps ∼25%
3ds Max (3dsmax-06)
Intel Core i5-10600K, Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	294.4 fps ∼100% +46%
Intel Core i9-10900K, Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	292.5 fps ∼99% +45%
Intel Core i5-11600K, Intel Core i5-11600K NVIDIA Titan RTX	288 fps ∼98% +43%
Intel Core i9-11900K, Intel Core i9-11900K NVIDIA Titan RTX	287 fps ∼97% +42%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X, AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX	274.5 fps ∼93% +36%
Corsair One i160, Intel Core i9-9900K NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop)	265.9 fps ∼90% +32%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC, Intel Core i9-11900KB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060	202 fps ∼69%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070), Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop)	178.6 fps ∼61% -12%

3D performance and gaming performance

For a good gaming performance, our test system is equipped with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 from Asus. Since the Beast Canyon NUC is sold without a dedicated graphics card, users can decide for themselves what they want to install. The integrated GPU of the Intel Core i9-11900KB is not recommended for gaming. The GeForce RTX 3060 installed here offers solid performance that is mostly sufficient for 1080p as well as 1440p gaming. It is not quite sufficient for consistently smooth 4K gaming, though. Nevertheless, older titles can be rendered smoothly in high resolutions.

For further comparisons and benchmarks, refer to our G PU comparison table.

If you want to install a different graphics card in the Beast Canyon NUC, you should be aware of the GPU's dimensions in advance. The graphics card must not have more than a two-slot cooling design and should have a maximum length of 12 inches.

Performance Rating - Percent
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	89.5 pt ∼90%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	87.5 pt ∼88%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC ^-2! NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	84.9 pt ∼85%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	75.5 pt ∼76%

Borderlands 3
1280x720 Very Low Overall Quality (DX11)
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	172 fps ∼100% +10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	156 fps ∼91%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	152 fps ∼88% -3%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	149 fps ∼87% -4%
1920x1080 Badass Overall Quality (DX11)
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	100 fps ∼100%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	98.8 fps ∼99% -1%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	78.5 fps ∼79% -21%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	70.9 fps ∼71% -29%

Metro Exodus
1280x720 Low Quality AF:4x
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	202 (94.16^min - 331.35^max) fps ∼100% +2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	198 (96.07^min - 323.73^max) fps ∼98%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	181 (100.48^min - 268.67^max) fps ∼90% -9%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	166 (92.98^min - 251.64^max) fps ∼82% -16%
1920x1080 Ultra Quality AF:16x
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	93.1 (45.73^min - 151.06^max) fps ∼100% +56%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	60.9 (33.61^min - 92.62^max) fps ∼65% +2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	59.8 (30.99^min - 119.9^max) fps ∼64%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	55.1 (32.45^min - 87.42^max) fps ∼59% -8%

Far Cry New Dawn
1280x720 Low Preset
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	163 (117^min - 259^max) fps ∼100% +13%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	144 (82^min - 218^max) fps ∼88%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	128 (92^min - 190^max) fps ∼79% -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	126 (96^min - 186^max) fps ∼77% -12%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	112 (83^min - 146^max) fps ∼100% +10%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	102 (72^min - 145^max) fps ∼91%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	95 (66^min - 149^max) fps ∼85% -7%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	79 (61^min - 99^max) fps ∼71% -23%

Far Cry 5
1280x720 Low Preset AA:T
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	196 (146^min - 267^max) fps ∼100% +15%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	170 (105^min - 231^max) fps ∼87%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	150 (118^min - 203^max) fps ∼77% -12%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	147 (119^min - 193^max) fps ∼75% -14%
1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	132 (109^min - 150^max) fps ∼100% +8%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	122 (93^min - 151^max) fps ∼92%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	117 (89^min - 155^max) fps ∼89% -4%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	86 (68^min - 111^max) fps ∼65% -30%

X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	160 fps ∼100% +6%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	151 fps ∼94%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	127 fps ∼79% -16%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	124 fps ∼78% -18%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	112 fps ∼100% +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	105 fps ∼94%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	92.7 fps ∼83% -12%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	91 fps ∼81% -13%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	210 fps ∼100% +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	196 fps ∼93%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	193 (94^min - 237^max) fps ∼92% -2%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	167 fps ∼80% -15%
1920x1080 High Quality
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	112 fps ∼100% +26%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	90.6 (56^min - 138^max) fps ∼81% +2%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	88.6 fps ∼79% 0%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	88.6 fps ∼79%

Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	202.1 (165^min) fps ∼100% +13%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	178.3 (153.2^min) fps ∼88%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	164.2 (143.5^min) fps ∼81% -8%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	155.6 (135.2^min) fps ∼77% -13%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	159.7 (126.4^min) fps ∼100% +9%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	147.1 (126^min) fps ∼92%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	130.3 (114.9^min) fps ∼82% -11%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	129.7 (113.4^min) fps ∼81% -12%

The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	433 (59.9^min, 150^P0.1, 297^P1 - 888^max) fps ∼100%
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	367 fps ∼85%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	286 (243^min - 334^max) fps ∼66%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	121 fps ∼100%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	83.1 (72^min - 93^max) fps ∼69%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	63.3 (22.3^min, 40.7^P0.1, 51.3^P1 - 358^max) fps ∼52%

3DMark
Fire Strike Extreme Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	15597 Points ∼100% +53%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	10330 Points ∼66% +1%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	10181 Points ∼65%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	9979 Points ∼64% -2%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	30090 Points ∼100% +41%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	21847 Points ∼73% +2%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	21379 Points ∼71%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	20775 Points ∼69% -3%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	12668 Points ∼100% +49%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	8631 Points ∼68% +1%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	8559 Points ∼68% 0%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	8525 Points ∼67%

3DMark 11
1280x720 Performance GPU
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	40950 Points ∼100% +42%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	28939 Points ∼71%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	28828 Points ∼70% 0%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	28072 Points ∼69% -3%
1280x720 Performance
Zotac Magnus One (ECM73070C) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, i7-10700, Phison 512GB PA6620060U	29057 Points ∼100% +16%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, R9 5900X, Corsair MP600	26986 Points ∼93% +7%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB	25149 Points ∼87%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G	24131 Points ∼83% -4%

	low	med.	high	ultra	QHD	4K
GTA V (2015)	186	181	177	104	81.4	82.3
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	178.3	161.7	155.6	147.1		116.1
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	196	123	88.6		64.8	38
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	151	133	105			88.5
Far Cry 5 (2018)	170	140	131	122	94	49
Strange Brigade (2018)	491	230	180	154	116	66.8
Far Cry New Dawn (2019)	144	120	115	102	88	50
Metro Exodus (2019)	198	105	77.4	59.8	48.6	31.3
Borderlands 3 (2019)	156	152	133	100	70.2	36.8
F1 2020 (2020)	355	259	208	142	106	60.2
F1 2021 (2021)	419	261	206	96.9	72	40.9
Far Cry 6 (2021)	136	116	103	90.8	68.8	38.8

Energy consumption and heat development of the Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon

Intel NUC 11 Beast Canyon during the stress test

The Intel NUC 11 Extreme's low energy consumption is a source of joy. Due to the frugal SoC, we only note 124 W for the system under load in the Cinebench R15 Multi test. A desktop system based on an Intel Core i5-10600K needs an average of 172.5 W. The test system with the Intel Core i9-10900K consumes ~100 W as well.

In the stress test, the Intel Core i9-11900KB is a bit hungrier when it comes to power consumption in comparison to the Intel Core i9-9980HK. Nevertheless, the additional demand of only three percent is manageable and also quite good with 113 W on the bottom line.

When gaming, the installed graphics card determines the system's energy requirements to a large extent. The Beast Canyon NUC wins the comparison with the Ghost Canyon NUC by a narrow margin, even though the TDP of the GeForce RTX 3060 with 170 W is considerably lower than that of the GeForce RTX 2070 Super (215 W).

That Intel does not excessively regulate the performance of the Intel Core i9-11900KB can be seen in the temperature readings as soon as performance is demanded. The 100 °C mark can be reached without much issue. However, this could not be associated with a clearly decreasing performance in the performance test. The cooling of the Compute Element is ensured by a small fan, which is supported by three additional case fans in the upper area of the case. The compact design naturally has its share in the temperatures of the components. Accordingly, it also depends upon the dedicated graphics card in the system. If you only want to use the iGPU and do without a dedicated graphics adapter, you can expect a slightly higher performance of the SoC. A drastic performance gain should not be expected, however.

The compact design still has one big drawback though, and it's the noise levels. The Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon is clearly audible and at 36 dB(A), the system is not really quiet even when idling. Thus, it is not surprising that we could measure 50.5 dB(A) during gaming. We determined the noise levels at a distance of 15 cm (~6 inches) from the device. You should notice a bit less background noise as long as you do not place the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon directly next to you.

Power Consumption | Temperatures

Power Consumption
1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor)
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	423.6 (400^min - 442^max) Watt * ∼100% -84%
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	396.2 (380^min - 475^max) Watt * ∼94% -72%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	386.9 (380^min - 404^max) Watt * ∼91% -68%
Corsair One i160 GeForce RTX 2080 Ti (Desktop), i9-9900K, Samsung PM961 NVMe MZVLW512HMJP (Idle: 51.5 W)	359 (348^min - 374^max) Watt * ∼85% -56%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G (Idle: 33.1 W)	237.1 (227^min - 263^max) Watt * ∼56% -3%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB (Idle: 32 W)	229.9 (219^min - 254^max) Watt * ∼54%
Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	275.7 (254^min - 385^max) Watt * ∼100% -144%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	204.4 (191^min - 261^max) Watt * ∼74% -81%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	198.8 (185^min - 240^max) Watt * ∼72% -76%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB (Idle: 34 W)	112.9 (108^min - 135^max) Watt * ∼41%
Intel Ghost Canyon NUC (RTX 2070) GeForce RTX 2070 (Desktop), i9-9980HK, Kingston KC2500 1 TB SKC2500M81000G (Idle: 33.1 W)	109.4 (107^min - 151^max) Watt * ∼40% +3%
Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor)
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G (Idle: 52.3 W)	268.5 (265^min - 270^max) Watt * ∼100% -117%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5 (Idle: 95 W)	219.5 (218^min - 225^max) Watt * ∼82% -77%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K (Idle: 52.2 W)	172.5 (170^min - 176^max) Watt * ∼64% -39%
Intel Beast Canyon NUC NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, i9-11900KB, Sabrent Rocket 4.0 500GB (Idle: 32 W)	123.9 (73^min - 147^max) Watt * ∼46%

Temperatures - CPU Temperature Prime95
Intel Core i9-10900K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i9-10900K, WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G	88 °C ∼100%
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X NVIDIA Titan RTX, R9 3950X, Intel Optane 905P 480GB 2.5	83.8 °C ∼95%
Intel Core i5-10600K NVIDIA Titan RTX, i5-10600K	70 °C ∼80%

* ... smaller is better

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - Idle power consumption

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - Prime95 power consumption

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - FurMark power consumption

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - Prime95 and FurMark power consumption

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - power consumption Cinebench R15 nT

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - Power Consumption The Witcher 3 (Ultra-Preset)

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - stress test Prime95 solo

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - stress test FurMark solo

Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon - stress test Prime95 and FurMark

Pros

+ stable and compact case

+ Core i9 with 8 cores and 16 threads

+ high system performance

+ Power supply with SFX form factor with 650 watts

+ many connectivity options

+ 2x Thunderbolt 4

+ UHS-II SD card reader

+ four M.2 slots

+ Wi-Fi 6

Cons

- clearly audible under load

- limited compatibility with expansion cards

Verdict - Compact, Modern and Fast

The Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon offers very good performance in a small chassis. With the new Compute Element based on the Intel Core i9-11900KB, there is an economical SoC that comes from the laptop segment. The 8 cores and 16 threads provide very good performance in games and productivity due to the high IPC. However, the minimum price of US$1,200 is not a good bargain. A dedicated graphics card, working memory, mass storage and the operating system need to be added on top of this, so you quickly end up north of US$2,000. Comparable desktop systems are currently similarly expensive, so you can definitely consider buying the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon.

The biggest drawback is probably the high noise levels, which are clearly audible under load. If you can live with the disadvantages of the system and do not want to install the biggest graphics card, you will get a compact system with rarity value with the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon. The case is not available separately and is an eye-catcher with optical accents.

Intel pushes the performance of its compact devices even further with the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon.

The selection and number of interfaces is very good. With two Thunderbolt 4 ports, it even has the fastest and most modern future-proof standard. There are also many USB ports for connecting peripherals and even a fast SD card reader with the UHS-II standard is available. Only the lack of a second Ethernet port could be criticized, although that would be complaining on a high level.

The alternative to the Intel NUC 11 Extreme Kit - Beast Canyon would be to assemble a system yourself, which would probably cost the same. The Zotac Magnus One is also a good option when it comes to very compact gaming PCs.

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