Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.5% 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 Drive39.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S1  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 27 '18 at 22:33
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4440-$128
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 191
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 357
49% 362 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
Gainward(10B0 1401) 2GB
CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 46.2
Reflection 43.8
Parallax 39.4
38% 43.1 fps
MRender 40.9
Gravity 40.2
Splatting 35.3
31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 36%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
301GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 74 169 172 91 36 MB/s
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
39.7% Below average
Read 240
Write 212
Mixed 186
SusWrite 103
42% 185 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 16.4
65% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 69.9
DQ Mixed 39.7
43% 72.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-465.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
30% Below average
MC Read 9.5
MC Write 9.8
MC Mixed 8.5
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 9.6
SC Write 10.1
SC Mixed 9.3
28% 9.67 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 19%
This bench: 30%
Great: 30%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S1 Builds (Compare 1,755 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-S1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237
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