Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 1%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 42%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 1%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (16th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 84 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.
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 43.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics1% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (63%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-HD3  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateAug 18 '18 at 19:03
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 63%

 PC Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4570-$99
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
43.9% Average
Memory 66.6
1-Core 60.8
2-Core 111
49% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 127
8-Core 121
17% 124 Pts
64-Core 112
7% 112 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1% Terrible
Lighting 0.23
Reflection 0.15
Parallax 5.28
0% 1.89 fps
MRender 2.86
Gravity 2.1
Splatting 4.09
3% 3.01 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HP51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 173 185 125 95 126 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 141
Write 161
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 140
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378B1G73QH0-CK0 Hynix HMT451U6AFR8A-PB 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
22.5% Poor
MC Read 6
MC Write 8.6
MC Mixed 7.1
21% 7.23 GB/s
SC Read 6.6
SC Write 8.5
SC Mixed 6.8
21% 7.3 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 22.5%
Great: 53%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-HD3 Builds (Compare 929 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-H81M-HD3 - $79

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $316
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