Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive88.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-DS2  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 11:48
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 91.6
1-Core 84.9
2-Core 173
69% 116 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 352
49% 365 Pts
64-Core 362
22% 362 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79
Sapphire(1DA2 E367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1071 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.4% Very poor
Lighting 19.6
Reflection 26.4
Parallax 22.7
16% 22.9 fps
MRender 25.8
Gravity 17.5
Splatting 29.2
20% 24.2 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 229 230 239 239 238 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
88.1% Excellent
Read 251
Write 233
Mixed 236
SusWrite 232
54% 238 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 89.3
4K Mixed 56.3
175% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 192
144% 192 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
333GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 91 94 95 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 75.7
Write 74
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 93.5
56% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV4GX3M1A1600C11 0215 CMV8GX3M1A1600C11 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
33.4% Below average
MC Read 12
MC Write 11.8
MC Mixed 9.9
32% 11.2 GB/s
SC Read 6.3
SC Write 7.7
SC Mixed 7.8
21% 7.27 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.4%
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 3,298 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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