Asus H81M-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus H81M-K  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160222
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '17 at 15:40
Run Duration374 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 131
2-Core 264
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 667
72% 570 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Asus(1043 8534) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4264
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
884GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 137
Write 143
Mixed 134
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 1.83
4K Mixed 0.22
84% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 8GB
1GB free, PID 556b
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Read 21.2
Write 2.99
Mixed 4.96
9% 9.71 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.78
59% 2.12 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 13%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905471-074.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
33.5% Below average
MC Read 11.6
MC Write 10.7
MC Mixed 9
30% 10.4 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 11 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 22%
This bench: 33.5%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical H81M-K Builds (Compare 6,103 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H81M-K - $50

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $287
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