Asus P8H61-M LX

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.55% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus P8H61-M LX  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130918
Uptime4.7 Days
Run DateAug 05 '17 at 15:32
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3550-$335
LGA1155, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 95.7
2-Core 186
73% 124 Pts
4-Core 345
8-Core 359
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 440
POV(1ACC 4411) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
3.55% Terrible
Lighting 4.47
Reflection 5.5
Parallax 3.38
4% 4.45 fps
MRender 4.62
Gravity 4.57
Splatting 3.43
3% 4.21 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.55%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 19.01H19 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 90.1
Write 68.2
Mixed 54.2
53% 70.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.32
82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 1TB
71GB free, PID 1021
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
14% Very poor
Read 31.4
Write 26.1
Mixed 27.8
36% 28.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.18
4K Mixed 0.25
50% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905403-438.A00LF 9905471-011.A00LF 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.5% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.4
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 16
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 67.2
60% 67.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical P8H61-M LX Builds (Compare 1,405 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LX

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $77
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