Asus H81M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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Motherboard	Asus H81M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141127
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 10:48
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590-$188 151,366 User benchmarks, average bench 63% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 92.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 178 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 385 51% 382 Pts	64-Core 402 25% 402 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 37.2 35% 40.3 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 34 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 249 250 243 240 243 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 452 Mixed 423 SusWrite 249 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.7 185% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 239 204% 302 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 465GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 239 235 240 241 241 MB/s Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	87.6% Excellent	Read 248 Write 231 Mixed 236 SusWrite 238 54% 238 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 53.7 173% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 194 146% 195 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 930GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 176 164 167 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 176 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 168 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 107%
Intenso Ultra Line 64GB 106 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 54GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 19 4.8 16 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 35.7 Write 6.7 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 13.6 17% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 1x8GB 12,132 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	MC Read 11.2 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 9.6 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 9.9 28% 9.73 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 34%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS - $98

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	564x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	387x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	266x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	208x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	98x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	82x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	80x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	100x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	56x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	55x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $345

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16