Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	42.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150812
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '19 at 14:51
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79 11,598 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 2.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Memory 82.5 1-Core 58.5 2-Core 106 53% 82.4 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 191 22% 169 Pts	64-Core 224 14% 224 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.2 Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 53.8 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 68.9 44% 62.1 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 54.2 Splatting 53.5 46% 57.1 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 30 43 44 22 39 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	42.6% Average	Read 35.2 Write 88.8 Mixed 178 SusWrite 53.8 20% 89 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 65.4 4K Mixed 25.4 97% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 174 134% 180 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 102%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 177GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 98 97 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 66.8 Write 75 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 96.1 54% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 465GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 143 143 142 149 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 140 Write 116 Mixed 73 SusWrite 143 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 449GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 130 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 118 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 130 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%
TO Exter nal USB 3.0 1TB 3,447 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 643GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 118 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 118 Write 110 Mixed 45 SusWrite 119 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 81%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS512MLK64V6H JM1333KLN-4G 8GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1333, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	46.4% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 14.9 47% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 14.2 34% 11.8 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 50%

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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	485x
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	338x
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	61x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	59x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $288

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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