Asus H81M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 46.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1.92% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus H81M-A  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141020
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 19 '21 at 19:59
Run Duration289 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 40%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4160-$79
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
46.2% Average
Memory 63.8
1-Core 52.2
2-Core 138
49% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 163
8-Core 188
23% 176 Pts
64-Core 172
11% 172 Pts
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 67%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
1.92% Terrible
Lighting 1.9
Reflection 1.3
Parallax 3.9
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 2.7
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.4
3% 3.07 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.92%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29
679GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 60 56 55 88 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
20.5% Poor
Read 5
Write 66.8
Mixed 11.8
SusWrite 66.1
27% 37.4 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.1
35% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 20.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-005.A00LF 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
16.3% Very poor
MC Read 5.7
MC Write 5.1
MC Mixed 5.7
16% 5.5 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 3.8
SC Mixed 1.4
8% 2.83 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 16.3%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 33 8 2 60 21.5" 1920 1080 SAM059A SyncMaster
Typical H81M-A Builds (Compare 1,306 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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