Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 21%
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics28.8% 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 Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime8.5 Days
Run DateNov 28 '18 at 00:25
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU7%

 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 i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 199
74% 129 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 378
51% 379 Pts
64-Core 376
23% 376 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Nvidia(10DE 1C81) 2GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 35.7
Reflection 25.7
Parallax 32.3
29% 31.2 fps
MRender 39.6
Gravity 33.2
Splatting 32.4
28% 35.1 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
VGEN08AS18EU120G 120GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V0206
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 168 79 79 79 78 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 416
Write 281
Mixed 342
SusWrite 151
66% 297 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 94.9
4K Mixed 24
120% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 158
148% 226 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 73%
Great: 73%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB
902GB free
Firmware: SC11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 130 133 132 131 131 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 132
Write 133
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 132
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 18
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 73.7
54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,296 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-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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