Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.73% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-S2H  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150811
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 26 '19 at 23:11
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4460-$194
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 96.5
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 364
8-Core 364
49% 364 Pts
64-Core 358
22% 358 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5058
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
3.73% Terrible
Lighting 3.77
Reflection 6.12
Parallax 6.56
3% 5.48 fps
MRender 8.76
Gravity 2.23
Splatting 7.13
5% 6.04 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.73%
Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
683GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 152 159 164 159 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 141
Write 120
Mixed 122
SusWrite 155
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.M16 1315 CT102464BD160B.C16 16GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 18.4
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 20.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-S2H Builds (Compare 1,589 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2H

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