Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 76.5%, 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20130225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '16 at 00:36
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3770-$297
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Memory 92.2
1-Core 106
2-Core 205
78% 134 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 508
52% 418 Pts
64-Core 519
32% 519 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4000 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)-$15
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 2GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 10.18.10.3379
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
872GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 128
Write 127
Mixed 85.1
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.19
104% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CT102464BD160B.C16 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8GX 16GB
1333, 1333 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
52% Above average
MC Read 18.5
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 16.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 52%
Great: 66%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61M-DS2 3.0 Builds (Compare 717 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 3.0

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $87
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