Asus H81M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.61% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
Very high background CPU (55%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
MotherboardAsus H81M-E  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140813
Uptime16.1 Days
Run DateDec 31 '20 at 10:02
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 55%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G3258-$31
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
41.8% Average
Memory 51.6
1-Core 91.6
2-Core 186
59% 110 Pts
4-Core 186
8-Core 185
25% 185 Pts
64-Core 182
11% 182 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 41.8%
Great: 64%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
1.61% Terrible
Lighting 1.8
Reflection 1.8
Parallax 3.2
2% 2.27 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 1.1
Splatting 2.4
2% 2.33 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.61%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 129 128 127 140 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 57.3
Write 61.5
Mixed 76
SusWrite 129
60% 81 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
213% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
25.3% Poor
MC Read 8.9
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 7.5
24% 8.47 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.3
26% 8.97 GB/s
Latency 155
26% 155 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E Builds (Compare 1,813 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H81M-E - $311

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $548
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