Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.81% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.6% 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140417
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 11 '18 at 11:38
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 407
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 409
25% 409 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
Asus(1043 8576) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.46
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
3.81% Terrible
Lighting 4.47
Reflection 4.23
Parallax 4.22
4% 4.31 fps
MRender 4.67
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 6.17
4% 4.91 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.81%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
35.6% Below average
Read 210
Write 160
Mixed 151
39% 174 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 49.4
4K Mixed 5.9
58% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 26.5
DQ Write 27.4
DQ Mixed 3.59
9% 19.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 35.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 Kingston 99U5471-050.A00LF 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.1% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 23.1
MC Mixed 18.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 21
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,288 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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