Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 58% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.01% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (69%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140303
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '18 at 23:45
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	69%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3770-$297 278,207 User benchmarks, average bench 69% Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 79.8 1-Core 74.5 2-Core 142 60% 98.9 Pts	4-Core 266 8-Core 494 45% 380 Pts	64-Core 492 30% 492 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 5750 12,403 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 21D6) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	9.01% Terrible	Lighting 11.8 Reflection 8.92 Parallax 9.72 10% 10.1 fps	MRender 8.86 Gravity 8.47 Splatting 11 8% 9.43 fps
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 9.01% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 59GB free Firmware: SC23 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 87 226732232 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14992 (05) Reallocated sector count 93 93 9256 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 35288578 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 29594 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5991 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 2225 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 1 1 243 (BE) vendor-specific 66 42 65131118626 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 812 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 15122 (C2) HDA temperature 34 58 38654705698 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 48 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 48 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	52.2% Above average	Read 83 Write 99.2 Mixed 41.4 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.16 56% 0.52 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 98%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 30GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 2 (03) Spinup time 178 173 2100 (04) Start/Stop count 82 82 18288 (05) Reallocated sector count 195 195 34 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 9533 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5875 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 1 2994 (BC) Unknown 100 96 8590065689 (BE) vendor-specific 66 50 34 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 226 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 210 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 177 177 70026 (C2) HDA temperature 113 97 34 (C4) Reallocation count 166 166 34 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	37.2% Below average	Read 77.1 Write 52.1 Mixed 41.4 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 60%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 143 138 1841 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1157 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5039 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 960 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 183 183 52067 (C2) HDA temperature 108 92 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	30.6% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 56.6 Mixed 59.5 42% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.29 4K Mixed 0.16 57% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 47%
SAMSUNG HN-M101MBB 1TB 87 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 138GB free, PID 022e Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 29.3 Mixed 30.3 39% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.28 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.25 72% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Transcend JM1333KLN-4G 8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	43.7% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 11.5 SC Mixed 9.9 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 81 49% 81 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 51%

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Gaming 2%

Tree trunk

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 2%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 - $200

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	251x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	223x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples	211x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	452x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	219x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	145x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	211x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	89x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	66x

RAM
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	49x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	48x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	48x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $287

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16