Asus H81M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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.
Processor	With 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 53.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	2.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	4GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (79%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H81M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	0.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150526
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 13:04
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	79%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4460-$194 245,403 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Memory 56.4 1-Core 57 2-Core 164 50% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 312 40% 300 Pts	64-Core 321 20% 321 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 8534) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	2.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.4 Reflection 2.2 Parallax 6.2 3% 3.93 fps	MRender 4.7 Gravity 2.2 Splatting 4.6 3% 3.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.92% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 237 255 214 161 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 325 Write 260 Mixed 236 SusWrite 212 58% 258 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 18.4 69% 25 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 208 175% 258 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40 52,322 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 344GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 43 49 34 38 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 27 Write 25.8 Mixed 13 SusWrite 42.2 20% 27 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.1 21% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KLH-4G 1x4GB 361 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	27.6% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 10.4 MC Mixed 8.5 28% 9.7 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 8.2 SC Mixed 7 21% 7.5 GB/s	Latency 139 29% 139 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 27.6% Great: 33%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Asus H81M-PLUS - $98

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	562x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	387x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	236x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	266x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples	208x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	169x

SSD
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	98x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	82x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	80x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	100x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples	56x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	55x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $344

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16