Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 50%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics5.23% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 30 '21 at 02:19
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-2500
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Memory 70.3
1-Core 67.1
2-Core 142
55% 93 Pts
4-Core 231
8-Core 214
30% 222 Pts
64-Core 216
13% 216 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 240
MSI(1462 8094) 2GB
CLim: 780 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
5.23% Terrible
Lighting 6.3
Reflection 8.8
Parallax 8.8
5% 7.97 fps
MRender 7.4
Gravity 6.6
Splatting 6.1
5% 6.7 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.23%
Great: 6%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
521GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 95 114 115 114 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
60.5% Good
Read 108
Write 111
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 103
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.5%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 1x8GB
1 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
MC Read 5.2
MC Write 6.2
MC Mixed 5.3
16% 5.57 GB/s
SC Read 3.3
SC Write 5.9
SC Mixed 4.9
13% 4.7 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 34%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $156
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