Asus H81M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics1.83% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus H81M-E  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20150309
Uptime32.5 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 98.3
2-Core 189
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 374
50% 372 Pts
64-Core 378
23% 378 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 77%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RADEON HD5450
Sapphire(174B A007) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 14.501.1003.0
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
1.83% Terrible
Lighting 2.43
Reflection 2.42
Parallax 2.06
2% 2.31 fps
MRender 1.9
Gravity 1.67
Splatting 2
2% 1.86 fps
Poor: 1%
This bench: 1.83%
Great: 2%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
805GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 161 160 153 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 188
Mixed 78
SusWrite 155
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
34.4% Below average
MC Read 11.8
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 9.9
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-E Builds (Compare 1,814 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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