Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 49%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.38% 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.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.1 GHz
DisplayΧρώματα 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120323
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateNov 26 '17 at 19:35
Run Duration180 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Celeron G540-$70
Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU G540 @ 2.50GHz, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads
Base clock 2.5 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
50.5% Above average
Memory 81.4
1-Core 60.6
2-Core 119
54% 87 Pts
4-Core 121
8-Core 95
15% 108 Pts
64-Core 106
7% 106 Pts
Poor: 32%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 53%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
ATI Radeon HD 4670
Gigabyte(1458 21C9) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 8.970.100.9001
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
4.38% Terrible
Lighting 5.17
Reflection 5.65
Parallax 3.69
4% 4.84 fps
MRender 5.43
Gravity 3.9
Splatting 7.3
5% 5.54 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.38%
Great: 5%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56% Above average
Read 95.1
Write 99.8
Mixed 105
76% 99.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.65
4K Write 1.42
4K Mixed 0.4
98% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 56%
Great: 58%
Hitachi HTS541680J9SA00 80GB-$76
74GB free
Firmware: SB2OC7KP Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
23.1% Poor
Read 39.9
Write 40.4
Mixed 31.7
28% 37.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.75
4K Mixed 0.26
59% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 23.1%
Great: 25%
WD WD2000JS-00MHB0 200GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01C03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
28.6% Poor
Read 49.9
Write 49.2
Mixed 49.1
37% 49.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.59
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.42
104% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR3 1333 C9 1x4GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
17.2% Very poor
MC Read 5.1
MC Write 5.9
MC Mixed 4.4
15% 5.13 GB/s
SC Read 5
SC Write 4.8
SC Mixed 1.7
11% 3.83 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 18%
This bench: 17.2%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-S2PV Builds (Compare 1,528 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2PV - $99

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $186
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