Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '17 at 01:29
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 479
64% 479 Pts
64-Core 473
29% 473 Pts
Poor: 53%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2224 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.6% Good
Lighting 85.5
Reflection 83
Parallax 72.3
70% 80.2 fps
MRender 81.1
Gravity 77.6
Splatting 75.5
64% 78.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 158
Mixed 153
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.19
99% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB
87GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 130
Write 59
Mixed 93.5
110% 94 MB/s
4K Read 4.71
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 1.14
110% 2.48 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 117%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston ACR16D3LU1KFG/4G 0215 CMV8GX3M1C1600C11 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.1% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 13.3
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 15
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2H Builds (Compare 1,587 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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