Gigabyte GA-H81M-DS2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.2% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-H81M-DS2  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150806
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 21 '20 at 18:19
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3-$200
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 92.7
1-Core 114
2-Core 225
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 585
63% 503 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD Graphics P4600
Gigabyte(1458 D000) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4531
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
4.2% Terrible
Lighting 4.13
Reflection 6.31
Parallax 7.25
3% 5.9 fps
MRender 10.3
Gravity 2.47
Splatting 8.3
6% 7.03 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.2%
Great: 4%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS128G32TNF-N3A0A 128GB
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 70001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 160 131 137 139 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 454
Write 312
Mixed 343
SusWrite 140
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 36.6
120% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 238
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 155
125% 180 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23
218GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 116 116 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
66.2% Good
Read 116
Write 110
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 115
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 99U5584-010.A00LF 0420 8GB
1600, 1600 MHz
4096, 4096 MB
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
55.9% Above average
MC Read 20.9
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 16
54% 18.9 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.7
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 62.7
64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical GA-H81M-DS2 Builds (Compare 3,293 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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