Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 1% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 1% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	1.6% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	1.5 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 09:13
Run Duration	108 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-4170-$59 48,178 User benchmarks, average bench 57% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 92.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 193 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 292 8-Core 292 39% 292 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 230 802 User benchmarks, average bench 2% PwrHis(1787 2300) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	1.6% Terrible	Lighting 2.13 Reflection 2.15 Parallax 1.97 2% 2.09 fps	MRender 1.52 Gravity 1.57 Splatting 1.7 1% 1.6 fps
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.6% Great: 2%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 641GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 92 95 125 129 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 138 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 111 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix V-GeN D3H4GL16A8 1x4GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 11.1 MC Write 10.1 MC Mixed 8.8 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 9.5 SC Write 10.8 SC Mixed 9.8 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 32%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

Gunboat

Workstation 6%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	487x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	354x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	62x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16