Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 60.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 09 '20 at 03:48
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (47th 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 below expectations (37th percentile)
60.7% Good
Memory 71.4
1-Core 81.2
2-Core 166
61% 106 Pts
4-Core 287
8-Core 303
39% 295 Pts
64-Core 298
18% 298 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.6% Very good
Lighting 94.2
Reflection 102
Parallax 88.8
77% 94.9 fps
MRender 90.2
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 89
73% 89.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST1000DM003-9YN162 120GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 105 24 23 34 21 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 430
Write 349
Mixed 122
SusWrite 57.6
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 57
4K Mixed 34.2
114% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 99.6
DQ Mixed 107
104% 172 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
835GB free
Firmware: CC4D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 187 149 183 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.5% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 123
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 173
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 98.5%
Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38
884GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 178 186 191 198 200 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 145
Write 182
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 184
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5471-054.A00LF 99U5584-017.A00LF 12GB
1600, 1600 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
49% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15.7
50% 17.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14.6
40% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 98.1
41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 49%
Great: 49%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 6%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2 - $51

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $288
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