Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 3% Tree trunk	Desktop 60% Destroyer	Workstation 3% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	1.8% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150806
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '19 at 19:55
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	60%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G3260 9,453 User benchmarks, average bench 52% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Memory 91.2 1-Core 94.8 2-Core 186 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 179 8-Core 183 24% 181 Pts	64-Core 172 11% 172 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 61%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon HD 5500 5,613 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Sapphire(174B E198) 1GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.200.1062.1004 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	1.8% Terrible	Lighting 0.77 Reflection 1.08 Parallax 0.5 1% 0.78 fps	MRender 4.95 Gravity 3.8 Splatting 5.83 4% 4.86 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 1.8% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32 118,349 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: AM0P SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 74 74 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.8% Below average	Read 61 Write 84.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 73.9 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 60%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 30GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 110 111 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Read 97.2 Write 101 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 110 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 61%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 245GB free Firmware: MS1O SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 69 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 167 Write 154 Mixed 40 SusWrite 67.6 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 103%
Toshiba MK3276GSX 320GB-$10 4,568 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 49GB free Firmware: GS00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 59 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 113 Write 117 Mixed 38 SusWrite 57.7 59% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MTI 8GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.2% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 13.8 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 16.3 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 50%

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Gaming 6%

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Desktop 59%

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Workstation 6%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	487x
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	269x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	265x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	352x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	339x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	220x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	113x
A400 120GBKingston $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	87x
SU650 120GBAdata $14Bench 63%, 42,288 samples	53x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	84x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	62x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16