Gigabyte GA-H61MS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H61MS  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateSep 01 '20 at 18:14
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 19%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-2600-$188
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 93
1-Core 95.9
2-Core 190
74% 126 Pts
4-Core 338
8-Core 466
51% 402 Pts
64-Core 466
29% 466 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Gigabyte(1458 3693) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 8.97
Reflection 7.88
Parallax 9.22
7% 8.69 fps
MRender 11.1
Gravity 7.17
Splatting 7.13
7% 8.46 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$32
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3.AAD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 35 35 33 36 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
29.9% Poor
Read 70.2
Write 65.8
Mixed 40.7
SusWrite 33.5
39% 52.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 29.9%
Great: 42%
BT15 DEVICE V1.00 8GB
7GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.8 1 1 1 0.9 1 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
2.31% Terrible
Read 0.7
Write 0.8
Mixed 0.7
SusWrite 0.9
1% 0.77 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
43% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 0%
This bench: 2.31%
Great: 3%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
50.8% Above average
MC Read 17.9
MC Write 17.6
MC Mixed 15.7
49% 17.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H61MS Builds (Compare 875 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 51%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61MS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $107
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