Gigabyte GA-H61M-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 way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140930
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 03:05
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 105
2-Core 206
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 398
53% 397 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.4252
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
898GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 174 188 193 194 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 200
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 181
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
60.1% Good
MC Read 22.3
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.2
59% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 17.7
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 61.3
65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 Builds (Compare 2,310 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $156
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