Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 48.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics6.62% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20120814
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '16 at 19:36
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 57%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Pentium G860-$73
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
48.6% Average
Memory 78.8
1-Core 61
2-Core 105
52% 81.5 Pts
4-Core 112
8-Core 97.9
14% 105 Pts
64-Core 153
10% 153 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 59%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 740
Asus(1043 84CB) 1GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
6.62% Terrible
Lighting 7.5
Reflection 7.38
Parallax 9.06
6% 7.98 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.63
Splatting 9.26
8% 9.33 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 6.62%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.06H05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 56.6
Write 54.1
Mixed 51.4
41% 54 MB/s
4K Read 0.23
4K Write 0.64
4K Mixed 0.15
38% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273EB0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 13.7
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 8.3
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 9.9
27% 9.57 GB/s
Latency 82.7
48% 82.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0 Builds (Compare 1,414 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $87
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