Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.79% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-S (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150819
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '18 at 18:04
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3240-$51 10,752 User benchmarks, average bench 50% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 82.3 2-Core 149 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 156 8-Core 155 21% 155 Pts	64-Core 148 9% 148 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 59%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Gigabyte(1458 36F7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Lighting 4.5 Reflection 4.35 Parallax 4.25 4% 4.37 fps	MRender 4.19 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.17 4% 4.75 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 111523088 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 623 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 342853 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 622 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 203 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 52 773455915 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 35 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3591 (C2) HDA temperature 43 48 94489280555 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 47996259532993 (F1) Unknown 100 253 676071553 (F2) Unknown 100 253 498605215	83.5% Excellent	Read 166 Write 125 Mixed 135 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.19 67% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 222GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 96 88 218210756 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11781 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 10760706 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4698 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7957 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1300 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295098383 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 57 52 756744235 (C2) HDA temperature 43 48 94489280555 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 29 17 218210756 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 8 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 8 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 14 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 126246268716913 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2447565971 (F2) Unknown 100 253 442102213	51.3% Above average	Read 103 Write 75.3 Mixed 84.2 66% 87.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.43 4K Mixed 0.45 101% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3320418AS 320GB-$33 24,309 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 78 194018508 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5400 (05) Reallocated sector count 92 92 334 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 69317600876 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11028 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 37 5677 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 10844 (BC) Unknown 100 94 21475298127 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 55 50 807075885 (C2) HDA temperature 45 50 94489280557 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 56 36 194018508 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 30429843317503 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1828079406 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2631358310	42% Average	Read 72.2 Write 74.3 Mixed 64.8 53% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.34 72% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 58%
Mass Storage Device 32GB 1,016 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 14GB free, PID 125d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 19.1 Mixed 20.3 26% 20 MB/s	4K Read 5.74 4K Write 2.89 4K Mixed 1.88 184% 3.51 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B1G73DB0-CK0 1x8GB 12,268 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	27% Poor	MC Read 8.7 MC Write 9.1 MC Mixed 7.7 24% 8.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 8.4 SC Mixed 7.7 23% 8.13 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 34%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 55%

Yacht

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S

CPU
Core i3-4150Intel $44Bench 55%, 36,627 samples	189x
Core i3-4130Intel $43Bench 52%, 49,509 samples	164x
Pentium G3240Intel $51Bench 50%, 10,752 samples	122x

GPU
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	278x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	223x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	216x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	88x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	79x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	39x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	58x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	52x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 32%, 29,968 samples	42x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $73

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16