Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.5% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 08:35
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 96.3
2-Core 186
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 372
48% 364 Pts
64-Core 364
22% 364 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.14.4578
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Lighting 3.37
Reflection 6.19
Parallax 5.59
3% 5.05 fps
MRender 8.57
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 7.04
5% 5.94 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 3%
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Nvidia(10DE 0990) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
3.5% Terrible
Lighting 4.2
Reflection 4.85
Parallax 3.66
3% 4.23 fps
MRender 6.24
Gravity 4.33
Splatting 3.39
4% 4.65 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.5%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Colorful SL300 1 120GB
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 363 165 115 115 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 464
Write 376
Mixed 283
SusWrite 209
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 64.7
4K Mixed 14.1
97% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 171
DQ Mixed 26
54% 107 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
260GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 128 128 113 128 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Read 148
Write 99.6
Mixed 39.4
SusWrite 124
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 112%
Seagate BUP Slim GD 2TB
1TB free, PID ab24
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 20 20 20 20 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Read 23.2
Write 22.5
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 20.2
30% 22.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
60.9% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 20.3
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,305 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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