Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics20.1% 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 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.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateSep 14 '17 at 01:11
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-4170-$59
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Memory 92.8
1-Core 107
2-Core 192
77% 131 Pts
4-Core 284
8-Core 282
38% 283 Pts
64-Core 292
18% 292 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R7 360-$100
CLim: 1070 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.8.2
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Lighting 23.5
Reflection 29.8
Parallax 28.3
19% 27.2 fps
MRender 26.4
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 31.3
22% 26 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
162GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Read 154
Write 158
Mixed 103
103% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 2.19
4K Mixed 0.29
102% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
57.1% Above average
Read 77.4
Write 122
Mixed 99
75% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.03
4K Write 0.25
4K Mixed 0.05
11% 0.11 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905584-032.A00LF HYPERX-8GB-1600 F 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
43.6% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.9
40% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 14.3
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 62.6
64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.6%
Great: 48%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,292 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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