Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 4.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 4%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics2.38% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 4.0  (all builds)
Memory3.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130830
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 04 '20 at 13:49
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 92.3
1-Core 100
2-Core 186
75% 126 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 387
52% 388 Pts
64-Core 380
24% 380 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 75%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 630
Device(0000 0000) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 340.52
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.38% Terrible
Lighting 2.57
Reflection 5.12
Parallax 0.84
2% 2.84 fps
MRender 5.62
Gravity 1.73
Splatting 3.57
3% 3.64 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 2.38%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$65
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 85 58 57 68 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
39.2% Below average
Read 71.5
Write 54
Mixed 46
SusWrite 64.8
44% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 39.2%
Great: 58%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
915GB free
Firmware: 03.00C09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 92 94 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
53.7% Above average
Read 93
Write 93
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 93.6
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown T4G86U1-H9H 8GB
1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
52.7% Above average
MC Read 18.6
MC Write 18.2
MC Mixed 16.9
51% 17.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.2
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 4.0 Builds (Compare 579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 4.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $87
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