Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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-H81M-S2PV  (all builds)
Memory1.4 GB free of 4 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20140620
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJun 05 '16 at 07:17
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 above expectations (100th percentile)
79.3% Very good
Memory 89.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 208
77% 134 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 398
54% 401 Pts
64-Core 402
25% 402 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2.2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4303
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
378GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 156
Mixed 125
111% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.22
61% 0.44 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9D7TCN4E-TATP 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
33.2% Below average
MC Read 11.4
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 9.2
30% 10.6 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11
SC Mixed 10.3
30% 10.5 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 10%
This bench: 33.2%
Great: 33%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2PV Builds (Compare 2,144 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-S2PV - $78

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $315
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