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Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 39.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Boot Drive51.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (84%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1804 x 1014 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140819
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateMar 18 '19 at 02:01
Run Duration2525 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 84%

 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590-$188
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
39.3% Below average
Memory 46.1
1-Core 58.3
2-Core 110
41% 71.6 Pts
4-Core 179
8-Core 240
27% 210 Pts
64-Core 267
16% 267 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑
This bench: 39.3%
 Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 249 246 245 237 226 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
51.4% Above average
Read 274
Write 173
Mixed 155
SusWrite 232
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 13.7
50% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 214
167% 234 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑
This bench: 51.4%
 Great: 133%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
87GB free
Firmware: 1D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 107 108 106 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 106
Write 97.7
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 106
69% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑
This bench: 60.8%
 Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
730GB free
Firmware: ABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 160 159 159 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 144
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 159
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 91.7%
 Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
31.8% Below average
MC Read 11.7
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 12.7
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 4.1
SC Write 5.8
SC Mixed 7.2
16% 5.7 GB/s
Latency 176
23% 176 ns
Poor: 29% ↑
This bench: 31.8%
 Great: 71%
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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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Typical GA-H81M-S2H Builds (Compare 1,587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples447x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples336x
Core i3-4170Intel  $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples123x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples235x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples143x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples118x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples77x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples51x
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples41x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples53x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples38x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples32x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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