Asus H81M-E

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 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 38%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	20.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	12GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 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 (76%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus H81M-E (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171215
Uptime	19.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '21 at 06:49
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	76%

PC Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4150-$41 36,627 User benchmarks, average bench 55% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	38% Below average	Memory 48.7 1-Core 60.7 2-Core 99 41% 69.5 Pts	4-Core 154 8-Core 188 22% 171 Pts	64-Core 238 15% 238 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% PowerColor(148C 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 18.3.2 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.7% Poor	Lighting 26.9 Reflection 17.6 Parallax 33 22% 25.8 fps	MRender 19.5 Gravity 29.7 Splatting 19.4 18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 20.7% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS128GSSD360S 128GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0921A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 146 Write 118 Mixed 110 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 4.6 24% 8.8 MB/s	DQ Read 93 DQ Write 60.2 DQ Mixed 40.8 40% 64.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 224GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 95 95 93 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 68.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 93.9 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 34GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 105 105 108 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 118 Write 106 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 105 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA DT01ACA200 2TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 27 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 27.3 Write 26 Mixed 26 SusWrite 26.3 36% 26.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6H 0423 Team-Elite-1600 12GB 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	39.7% Below average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 10.3 27% 9.33 GB/s	Latency 166 24% 166 ns

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Asus H81M-E - $311

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	223x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	176x
Core i5-4440Intel $99Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	143x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	208x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	108x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	101x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	95x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $28Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	42x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	28x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples	25x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16