Asus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 36%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (8th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 92 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 35.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics2.12% 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.
Memory6GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 6GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8H61-M LX3 PLUS R2.0  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 6 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '17 at 17:45
Run Duration99 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 50%

 PC Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron G530-$40
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Memory 58.1
1-Core 57.3
2-Core 85.1
42% 66.8 Pts
4-Core 78.5
8-Core 87
11% 82.8 Pts
64-Core 113
7% 113 Pts
Poor: 31%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 52%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTS 250
Gigabyte(1458 34CB) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 342.1
Relative performance (0th percentile)
2.12% Terrible
Lighting 2.77
Reflection 2.58
Parallax 1.06
2% 2.14 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 1.9
Splatting 2.17
2% 2.31 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 2.12%
Great: 8%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Maxtor STM3250310AS 250GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 56.2
Mixed 57.8
45% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.26
60% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown Team-Elite-1600 029E CM3X2G1600C9 6GB
1067, 1067 MHz
4096, 2048 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
21.8% Poor
MC Read 7.6
MC Write 7.7
MC Mixed 7.8
22% 7.7 GB/s
SC Read 3.1
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4.6
13% 4.53 GB/s
Latency 133
30% 133 ns

 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 1,413 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

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