Gigabyte GA-H81M-S1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics7.04% 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 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S1  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20130814
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 03 '16 at 18:18
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 78%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.3% Average
Memory 47.9
1-Core 77.7
2-Core 162
52% 95.8 Pts
4-Core 198
8-Core 221
28% 210 Pts
64-Core 315
20% 315 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Gigabyte(1458 3550) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.5900
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.04% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 7.69
Parallax 8.66
7% 8.24 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 8
Splatting 10.3
8% 8.94 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.04%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 500GB (2012)
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
46.4% Average
Read 83.3
Write 78.5
Mixed 11
42% 57.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.04
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.15
38% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5403-166.A00LF 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.1% Poor
MC Read 9.7
MC Write 9.9
MC Mixed 8.7
27% 9.43 GB/s
SC Read 3
SC Write 5.5
SC Mixed 4.6
12% 4.37 GB/s
Latency 169
24% 169 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 35%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S1 Builds (Compare 1,754 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

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