Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140902
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '19 at 10:06
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 88.4
1-Core 108
2-Core 220
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 571
58% 467 Pts
64-Core 590
36% 590 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3540
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 80 85 91 81 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 132
Write 137
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 86.2
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 112%
Samsun HD251HJ 250GB
64GB free
Firmware: 1AC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 73 75 75 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 73
Write 36.2
Mixed 49
SusWrite 74.4
43% 58.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 48%
SanDisk Ultra 16GB
4GB free, PID 5590
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 9.9 9.5 9.6 9.5 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
17% Very poor
Read 36.8
Write 20.8
Mixed 22.8
SusWrite 13
29% 23.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 3.5
222% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 17%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 21.2
MC Write 21.1
MC Mixed 16.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 17.1
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,306 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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