Asus H81M-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H81M-A (all builds)
Memory	2.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20140808
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '16 at 12:30
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4130-$43 49,509 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 205 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 270 36% 270 Pts	64-Core 270 17% 270 Pts
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 63%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 1 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9227 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 45 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 97 97 97 (AE) Unknown 100 100 20 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2605 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 52 206159740956 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 97 97 3 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 13598253092 (F7) Unknown 100 100 425162177 (F8) Unknown 100 100 496602194	76.5% Very good	Read 503 Write 390 Mixed 400 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 67.5 4K Mixed 12.8 90% 35 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 12.9 52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 113%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 199 9008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 32 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18771 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 32 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 12 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 921 (C2) HDA temperature 124 114 28 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	54.3% Above average	Read 95 Write 93.9 Mixed 86.8 69% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.26 100% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 99%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180 4,231 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 112 (03) Spinup time 138 138 38685966815 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 16 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 65 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (16) Unknown 100 100 100 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 115 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 115 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 154620461087 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	50.2% Above average	Read 88 Write 86.5 Mixed 93.5 68% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.88 4K Mixed 0.49 121% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 97%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 767GB free Firmware: 01.01L01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 149 141 11541 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 10644 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 26752 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 46 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 14 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10629 (C2) HDA temperature 119 101 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	72.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 123 Mixed 111 91% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 3.02 4K Mixed 0.43 122% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 93%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 141 Write 134 Mixed 140 178% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.84 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.28 88% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1333 C9 2x2GB 130 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2 of 2 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	MC Read 17.9 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 16 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 16.3 48% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 53%

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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-A - $76

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	235x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	123x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	109x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	175x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	116x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	107x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	91x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	45x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	28x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	51x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	30x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $313

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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