Asrock H81M-VG4

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.7% 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)
Boot Drive90.2% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsrock H81M-VG4  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150803
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '16 at 18:36
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690-$52
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 433
58% 434 Pts
64-Core 430
27% 430 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 270X-$199
MSI(1462 3033) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Lighting 38.4
Reflection 35.8
Parallax 49.6
31% 41.3 fps
MRender 31.2
Gravity 34
Splatting 40.6
30% 35.3 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 400
Mixed 418
97% 435 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 24.2
134% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 33.5
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 21.3
56% 111 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
619GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 163
Mixed 158
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.32
115% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 103%
Great: 109%
Generic S050 Hard drive 500GB
317GB free
Firmware: MS1OA7M0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 85
Write 108
Mixed 95
72% 96 MB/s
4K Read 0.26
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.21
62% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
63.4% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.9
MC Mixed 20
62% 21.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 19.8
55% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 56.7
71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 62%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-VG4 Builds (Compare 466 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H81M-VG4 - $64

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $286
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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