Shuttle XPC Nano NC03U3 Core i3 PC Review

Synthetic Benchmarks

3DMark Firestrike

Given it uses a dual-core design with hyper-threading and an iGPU, the fact that the Shuttle system was even able to complete this test is a bit of a marvel. 819 is a very low score, but for a device with no dedicated GPU, it’s a fantastic score.

Unigine Superposition 1080p Extreme

The same is true of the Unigine test, which is predominantly a GPU bound task. While the CPU and iGPU won’t be playing HD games anytime soon, it’ll pick though casual indie games well enough. Of course, any GPU processing it does have will take the strain off of image and video editing application, video transcoding while watching an HD movie, or displaying digital signage applications, to name but a few examples.

PCMark 10

The Shuttle did superbly in the PCMark 10 Express benchmark. It scored about 3/4 of the Samurai Ultra Slim, which features the Intel Core i7-7700HQ. When it comes to day to day browsing the web, and multitasking with Skype, some Photoshop, and a few documents, the Shuttle system has more than enough power for a productive workflow.

WPrime 32M and 1024M

It comes as no surprise that the CPU didn’t deliver a fast result in Wprime, although it’s about where we expected it to be. A workstation number cruncher this is not, but it still got the demanding job done eventually without the system having any heat or power issues.

Cinebench R15

I wouldn’t be using this system to render a 3D scene anytime soon, but in a pinch, it’ll get the job done. You just may have to go put a pot of coffee on, or two.

Handbrake MP4 to MKV Conversion 4K

The same is true while transcoding video. This isn’t the fastest CPU in the world, but for a passive cooled tiny system like this, it’s honestly a lot quicker than the charts would imply.