Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 5% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 4% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.24% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
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 8 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.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0 (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8
BIOS Date	20130225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 15:21
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-3240 37,789 User benchmarks, average bench 55% Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3240 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	66.7% Good	Memory 92.9 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 129 67% 106 Pts	4-Core 236 8-Core 241 32% 239 Pts	64-Core 231 14% 231 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.24% Terrible	Lighting 5 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 4.91 4% 4.81 fps	MRender 6.48 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.24% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$33 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 80 20 76 85 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 96.8 Write 97.9 Mixed 59.2 SusWrite 67 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.6 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 169GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 61.4 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 108 51% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 250GB-$44 9,759 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 20GB free Firmware: GM2OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 55 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	32.4% Below average	Read 56.9 Write 51.1 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 55.5 37% 49.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 32.4% Great: 50%
Hitachi HCC545050B9A300 500GB 274 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 7GB free Firmware: PB4VCC0D SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 41 29 8.5 5.7 4.5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	8.62% Terrible	Read 13 Write 4.5 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 16.9 8% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 8.62% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 78.B1GDE.CP10C Kingston KHX1600C9D3/4GX 8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	50.1% Above average	MC Read 17.3 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 15.9 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.5 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 50%

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Gaming 5%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 5%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	108x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	75x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	70x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	136x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	39x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples	37x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	29x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	23x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	16x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	15x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	14x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	14x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $87

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16