Intel NUC9V7QNX + NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Performance Overview
The Intel NUC9i7QN Extreme Kit, powered by the Intel Core i7-9850H and paired with the MSI GeForce RTX 4060, delivers capable AI performance across a variety of workloads. The system’s 64 GB of Crucial RAM provides additional memory bandwidth for handling AI tasks such as Style Transfer, Pose Estimation, and Object Detection. The RTX 4060 GPU significantly enhances AI task efficiency, particularly in GPU-accelerated workloads.
Hardware Specs
- CPU & Motherboard: 9th Generation Intel Core i7-9750H (NUC9i7QN Extreme Kit) – $369.98
- RAM: Crucial RAM 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL22 – $119.99
- GPU: MSI GeForce RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6 – $324.99
Estimated Total Price (2024): $814.96
This reflects current pricing for the system’s components.
Price-to-Performance: 1,608.9 per $100
The Intel NUC9i7QN Extreme Kit achieves a price-to-performance ratio of 1,608.9 per $100, based on its overall single precision GPU benchmark score of 13,112.
Price-to-Performance Calculation:
The price-to-performance ratio is calculated by dividing the single precision GPU benchmark score by the system price, then multiplying by 100.
Calculation: (13112 / 814.96) × 100 ≈ 1,608.9 per $100
DirectML GPU Benchmarks
This benchmark measures the performance of the MSI GeForce RTX 4060, showcasing its capabilities in tasks such as Style Transfer, Pose Estimation, and Object Detection. The RTX 4060 handles AI tasks with solid scores in both single and half precision tasks, making it an efficient solution for AI-driven workloads.
View the full benchmark test here.
Benchmark Scores
- Single Precision: 13,112
- Half Precision: 21,260
- Quantized: 10,609
Top AI Tasks (Single Precision)
| AI Task | Score | IPS | AI Task | Score | IPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Style Transfer | 131,019 | 168.4 | 4. Depth Estimation | 33,634 | 259.1 |
| 2. Pose Estimation | 81,721 | 95.4 | 5. Face Detection | 14,555 | 172.9 |
| 3. Image Segmentation | 7,948 | 128.9 | 6. Object Detection | 6,349 | 503.6 |
ONNX CPU Benchmarks
This test evaluates the AI performance of the Intel Core i7-9850H CPU, demonstrating adequate results in tasks such as Style Transfer and Depth Estimation. While the CPU performs reasonably well, it lacks the speed and throughput of the GPU for AI-intensive workloads.
View the full benchmark test here.
Benchmark Scores
- Single Precision: 2,283
- Half Precision: 592
- Quantized: 2,353
Top AI Tasks (Single Precision)
| AI Task | Score | IPS | AI Task | Score | IPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Style Transfer | 11,136 | 14.3 | 4. Depth Estimation | 4,921 | 37.9 |
| 2. Pose Estimation | 4,104 | 4.79 | 5. Face Detection | 1,927 | 22.9 |
| 3. Image Classification | 1,306 | 242.9 | 6. Object Detection | 1,577 | 125.1 |
OpenVINO CPU Benchmarks
This benchmark, using the OpenVINO Backend, demonstrates the performance of the Intel Core i7-9850H in AI tasks, showing particularly strong results in Style Transfer and Object Detection. The system also performs well in quantized tasks, offering good efficiency in low-precision AI workloads.
View the full benchmark test here.
Benchmark Scores
- Single Precision: 3,434
- Half Precision: 3,490
- Quantized: 4,812
Top AI Tasks (Single Precision)
| AI Task | Score | IPS | AI Task | Score | IPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Style Transfer | 13,703 | 17.6 | 4. Depth Estimation | 6,084 | 46.9 |
| 2. Pose Estimation | 4,726 | 5.51 | 5. Face Detection | 4,126 | 49.0 |
| 3. Image Classification | 2,141 | 398.2 | 6. Object Detection | 2,210 | 175.3 |
Final Summary
The Intel NUC9i7QN Extreme Kit, with the Intel Core i7-9850H and MSI GeForce RTX 4060, delivers a solid balance of AI performance across GPU and CPU workloads. The RTX 4060 shines in GPU-accelerated tasks like Style Transfer and Pose Estimation, while the Intel Core i7-9850H performs well in lower-precision AI tasks. Overall, this system is a versatile AI workstation, capable of handling a wide range of AI tasks efficiently.