Asus H81M-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus H81M-A  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150526
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 28 '18 at 19:00
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3-$245
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 108
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 563
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 569
35% 569 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1631 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 78
Parallax 70.5
64% 75.8 fps
MRender 82.1
Gravity 71.5
Splatting 63.3
58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 404
Mixed 417
98% 442 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 44.8
165% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 111
138% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 110%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
395GB free
Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 170
Mixed 152
125% 167 MB/s
4K Read 0.56
4K Write 1.26
4K Mixed 0.31
81% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 100%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5474-023.A00LF 1315 CT102464BA160B.C16 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.5% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12.1
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.6
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-A Builds (Compare 1,308 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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