Asus P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 70% Battle cruiser	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 61.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	38.7% 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 Drive	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20120911
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '16 at 04:47
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-2500 82,538 User benchmarks, average bench 63% LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 78.8 2-Core 156 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 243 8-Core 230 32% 237 Pts	64-Core 267 16% 267 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2968) 2GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 353.54 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Lighting 51.1 Reflection 47.2 Parallax 41.5 42% 46.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 43.4 Splatting 38.4 33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 7687992375053 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2605 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2525 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 112 112 64406369 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2525 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 638582 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 51 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 638582 (F2) Unknown 100 100 677884 (F9) Unknown 100 100 23284	45.8% Average	Read 204 Write 147 Mixed 161 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 56.4 4K Mixed 13.3 89% 32.6 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 92 DQ Mixed 14.8 25% 47.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 897GB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 137496992 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 449 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4644431 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1897 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 712 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 2 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 61 488177693 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 124 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 80 80 40417 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 60129542173 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -86303072844376 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2439581842 (F2) Unknown 100 253 5307510967	105% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 185 Mixed 107 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.16 78% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)-$30 16,754 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 232GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 129 (03) Spinup time 187 183 1650 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3275 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3329 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2789 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 106 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 171 171 89021 (C2) HDA temperature 116 81 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	36.1% Below average	Read 63.5 Write 62.2 Mixed 28.5 38% 51.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.33 88% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 41%
Toshiba MK1246GSX 120GB 772 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 0GB free Firmware: LB213M Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1130 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 6696 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 5 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 81 81 7820 (0A) Spinup retry count 233 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 6364 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 279 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 87 87 134738 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 231928627230 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 5 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 105 (DE) Loaded hours 86 86 5735 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 337 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	29.5% Poor	Read 50.7 Write 52 Mixed 19.8 30% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.28 69% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 1x8GB 12,268 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 2 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	25% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.6 23% 7.93 GB/s	SC Read 6.2 SC Write 7.9 SC Mixed 6.8 20% 6.97 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 34%

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Desktop 62%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	14x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	13x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	10x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	7x
RX 480AMD $75Bench 46%, 261,163 samples	6x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	6x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	12x
XPG SX900 128GBAdata $103Bench 68%, 6,500 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	5x
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GBUnknownBench 37%, 132 samples	5x
1600 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 4,816 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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