Gigabyte GA-H61MS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics23.4% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61MS  (all builds)
Memory2.3 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130625
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateOct 15 '17 at 15:56
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3470-$59
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3470 CPU @ 3.20GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 98
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 368
49% 366 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
Gigabyte(1458 2553) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
23.4% Poor
Lighting 28
Reflection 31
Parallax 35.4
23% 31.5 fps
MRender 26.6
Gravity 23.2
Splatting 36.7
24% 28.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 102
Write 105
Mixed 64.3
67% 90.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.04
4K Mixed 0.2
79% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 1x4GB
1 of 2 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.6% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 10.9
MC Mixed 9.5
30% 10.5 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.2
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61MS Builds (Compare 871 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $108
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