Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive25.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 10 '22 at 19:25
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Memory 90
1-Core 101
2-Core 212
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 569
58% 468 Pts
64-Core 568
35% 568 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.4.1
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 137
Parallax 243
96% 166 fps
MRender 220
Gravity 122
Splatting 146
130% 162 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M6CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 132 5 195 6.1 116 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
25.3% Poor
Read 245
Write 183
Mixed 204
SusWrite 78.6
40% 178 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.4
40% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 25.3%
Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
193GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 104 104 104 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 57.7
Write 91.9
Mixed 28
SusWrite 104
51% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.1
378% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.4% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 17.9
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 58.4%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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