Asus H81M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 64%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.96% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (66%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus H81M-A  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150526
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateMar 19 '17 at 01:15
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 66%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 93
2-Core 182
71% 121 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 472
51% 407 Pts
64-Core 522
32% 522 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.96% Terrible
Lighting 3.93
Reflection 6.77
Parallax 6.09
3% 5.6 fps
MRender 9.67
Gravity 2.43
Splatting 7.61
5% 6.57 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.96%
Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
837GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 159
Mixed 150
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.75
4K Mixed 0.14
74% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92%
Great: 107%
WD My Passport 1TB
177GB free, PID 0748
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
10.8% Very poor
Read 29.9
Write 29.3
Mixed 10.3
28% 23.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.01
2% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 10.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TD8G16C10-OC18AK 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52.2% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 16.2
53% 18.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 52.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical H81M-A Builds (Compare 1,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H81M-A - $76

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $313
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