Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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 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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16% 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 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 22:49
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 20%

 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 i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 87.5
1-Core 96
2-Core 190
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 356
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Gainward(10B0 1381) 1GB
CLim: 1359 MHz, MLim: 1275 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
16% Very poor
Lighting 19.7
Reflection 16.1
Parallax 17
16% 17.6 fps
MRender 23.3
Gravity 18.9
Splatting 16.9
16% 19.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 16%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JC66
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 63 64 77 77 45 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
21.7% Poor
Read 13
Write 106
Mixed 18
SusWrite 62.4
36% 49.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 21.7%
Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
189GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 68 66 67 66 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 96
Write 102
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 66.5
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-052.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
27.9% Poor
MC Read 9
MC Write 9.3
MC Mixed 8.1
25% 8.8 GB/s
SC Read 7.9
SC Write 8.3
SC Mixed 7.9
23% 8.03 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 27.9%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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