Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics4.33% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-S1  (all builds)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130417
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 09 '19 at 16:19
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User HUN-User
Background CPU 32%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Memory 93.5
1-Core 95.6
2-Core 189
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 311
8-Core 374
44% 342 Pts
64-Core 353
22% 353 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.86
Relative performance (0th percentile)
4.33% Terrible
Lighting 0.07
Reflection 19.5
Parallax 24.1
0% 14.6 fps
MRender 27.8
Gravity 25.3
Splatting 0.04
13% 17.7 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 4.33%
Great: 19%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 74 70 51 61 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 92.5
Write 92.3
Mixed 60
SusWrite 62.8
57% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
61.1% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 17.9
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-S1 Builds (Compare 2,437 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $287
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