Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory6.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140417
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 16 '20 at 19:21
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4590S-$79
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 93.9
1-Core 108
2-Core 202
79% 135 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 374
51% 380 Pts
64-Core 377
23% 377 Pts
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
33.9% Below average
Lighting 44.3
Reflection 30
Parallax 36.7
36% 37 fps
MRender 35.8
Gravity 38.8
Splatting 34.2
30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 55 29 38 91 41 MB/s
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
50.3% Above average
Read 226
Write 121
Mixed 187
SusWrite 56.6
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 20.1
102% 40.3 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 120
104% 153 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.3%
Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
350GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 105 105 106 105 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Read 146
Write 137
Mixed 82.9
SusWrite 104
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
59.5% Above average
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 21.4
MC Mixed 17.9
58% 20.3 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 18.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 59.9
67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 60%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,292 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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