Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.8% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140902
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '17 at 19:55
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Memory 80 1-Core 100 2-Core 200 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 502 54% 429 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 68 Parallax 61.1 56% 66 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 57.9 52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3232 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1201 (AB) Unknown 100 100 41153616 (AE) Unknown 100 100 127 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 155 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 95 95 95 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5547 (F2) Unknown 100 100 6646 (F9) Unknown 100 100 262595862	87.8% Excellent	Read 458 Write 380 Mixed 413 93% 417 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 20.6 111% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 53.8 111% 222 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 98%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 24GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 2 (03) Spinup time 225 216 8741 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3866 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 33 33 48947 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2638 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 1819 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3855 (C2) HDA temperature 100 93 50 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	41.1% Average	Read 79 Write 64.5 Mixed 67.7 53% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.09 4K Write 0.74 4K Mixed 0.07 25% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 76%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 18GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12896829625 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2063 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3736 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1167 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4481 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4481 (C2) HDA temperature 133 133 227634642989 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	60.7% Good	Read 110 Write 101 Mixed 103 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 1.79 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 107%
ST4000NM 0033-9ZM170 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	15.8% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.7 Mixed 21.1 42% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.12 4K Write 0.39 4K Mixed 0.12 18% 0.21 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 58%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 104GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 41.6 Mixed 19.4 41% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.31 60% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905471-064.A00LF 99U5471-054.A00LF 16GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52% Above average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 16.5 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 15.9 SC Mixed 15.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 80.6 50% 80.6 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 61%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	485x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	338x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	61x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

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) $30	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